SATCO Lighting S11496 7W Econo LED PAR20, 5000K, 35 degree Beam Angle, Medium Base, 120-277V, Silver Finish

No. The S11496 Econo LED PAR20 is non-dimmable. Put it on a dimmer circuit and you'll get flicker, buzz, or early failure. If the fixture is on a dimmer, either swap the switch for a standard toggle or pick a dimmable PAR20 instead. It's also not a three-way lamp, so it won't work in a three-way socket application.

Yes, it carries a wet location rating and is listed for indoor and outdoor use, so exposure to rain or damp in an exterior downlight or soffit can is within its rating. The lens is polycarbonate rather than glass, which holds up better to impact and thermal shock outdoors.

It does. The S11496 is rated 120V to 277V at 60Hz, so the same lamp works on residential 120V branch circuits and on 277V lighting circuits common in commercial and industrial buildings. Current draw runs 0.058A at the low end of the voltage range down to 0.025A at the high end. That single voltage range is the reason facilities crews like it: one part number covers both sides of the building.

CRI is 90, which is high enough for retail merchandise, food service, and hospitality areas where color accuracy on product or skin tone matters. Paired with the 5000K daylight color temperature, expect a cool, clean white with true color rendition, not the flat yellowed look of a low CRI lamp.

Average rated life on the S11496 PAR20 is 15,000 hours. On a 12 hour per day schedule that is roughly three and a half years of service. For high ceilings or hard to reach fixtures where lift time is the real cost, a longer-rated lamp may pencil out better, but 15,000 hours is a substantial step up from the 50W halogen PAR20 it replaces.

No. The S11496 is a fixed 5000K lamp and is not CCT selectable, so there is no field-adjustable color switch on it. It ships in one configuration, silver housing with a clear lens. If you need a warmer white to match existing 2700K or 3000K lamps in the same space, you need a different PAR20 part number.

Yes, if the can is open or the lamp sits proud of the trim, the silver housing will show. It's the reflector body color, not a lens tint. The lens itself is clear, so the beam is unfiltered. In a baffled or fully recessed trim you won't see the body at all.

The S11496 is FCC compliant, so electromagnetic interference is within limits for installation in a commercial building. That matters in offices, healthcare, and anywhere sensitive electronics or radio equipment share the space with the lighting circuits.