SATCO Lighting S11856 7.5W, LED Retrofit Downlight, Gimbaled, 120V, CCT Selectable, Bronze Finish

Color temperature is selectable on the fixture itself across 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K and 5000K, so one part number covers warm residential to cool commercial. Wattage is not selectable, it is fixed at 7.5W producing 600 lumens. That means you can stock one SKU for a whole building and dial each room to match existing lighting.

Damp location rated and listed for indoor use, so a bathroom ceiling, a shower surround outside the direct spray zone, or an enclosed indoor stairwell is fine. It is not wet rated, so do not put it in an open exterior soffit, an unroofed porch, or anywhere rain can reach it. For those openings you need a wet listed downlight.

Yes, the S11856 is listed as Title 24 compliant, which is what a California inspector looks for on recessed luminaires in new and altered construction. It also carries cULus Classified certification, is FCC compliant, and is RoHS compliant, so it clears the usual spec checklist for institutional and multi-family work.

Pick the gimbal when you need to aim the beam: sloped ceilings, wall washing artwork or signage, or throwing light onto a work surface off to one side. A fixed round trim spreads light straight down and is the simpler choice for general ceiling coverage in corridors and offices. Both run 7.5W here; the only reason to pay for the gimbal is aimability.

The S11856 is a dimmable 120V, 60Hz fixture. Older magnetic or incandescent style dimmers often buzz or flicker with a 7.5W LED load because the minimum load is too high, so plan on a forward or reverse phase LED rated dimmer. Satco publishes install instructions for the fixture if you need the wiring detail before you order.

No. The LED is integrated with an integrated lamp base, so there is no socket and no replaceable bulb. When it reaches end of life the whole fixture comes out. Rated life is 50,000 hours, which on a 12 hour a day common-area schedule is over 11 years of service.

One part number covers it: Satco S11856, 7.5W, 120V, bronze. Bronze is the finish offered on this model, and because color temperature is field selectable across five settings you do not have to split the order by Kelvin for different room types. Spec sheet and instruction PDF are both published by Satco for submittal packages.

Both the body and the base are polycarbonate rather than metal, which keeps weight down to 0.65 lb per fixture and makes a single-person ceiling install easier. The finish is bronze, a dark tone that reads well against wood ceilings and darker trim packages. Polycarbonate will not corrode in a damp bathroom, but it is plastic, so it will not take the abuse a die cast aluminum trim would in a high traffic commercial lobby.