SATCO Lighting S22217 11.5W PAR38 LED, 90 CRI, 4000K, 40 degree Beam Angle, Medium Base, 120V

The S22217 is a dimmable lamp. It is a 120V line-voltage LED, so it needs a dimmer rated for LED loads; older magnetic/incandescent dimmers carrying only a few LED lamps often cause flicker or a limited low end. Confirm the dimmer's minimum load against the 11.5W draw per lamp before you commit a whole run.

4000K is neutral white, cleaner and crisper than the warm 2700K to 3000K most hospitality interiors use. It reads well in corridors, garages, lobbies with daylight, retail, and back-of-house. If you are matching existing warm incandescent-look fixtures in guest-facing residential space, 4000K will visibly stand out next to them, so pick one color temperature and relamp the whole run.

Yes, and it is the reason to pick this lamp over a commodity PAR38. 90+ CRI renders color far more accurately than the typical 80 CRI LED, which matters where people judge product color, skin tone or finishes: apparel and grocery retail, exam and treatment rooms, galleries, salons, and showrooms. Many utility rebate programs and institutional specs also call out 90 CRI as a minimum.

Order by Satco part number S22217. It comes one way: 11.5W PAR38, 4000K, 90+ CRI, 40 degree flood, medium base, 120V, with a clear lens. There is no finish or color temperature choice to specify, so if you need 3000K or a narrower beam, that is a different Satco part number, not an option on this one.

The S22217 is built with an aluminum and plastic body, with aluminum serving as the heat sink. Nothing in its published data covers wet-location or enclosed-fixture use, so for exterior soffits, open landscape heads or fully gasketed enclosed fixtures, work from the Satco spec sheet for this lamp before you spec it into the job. For dry interior cans and track, it drops in on a standard medium socket at 120V.

At 0.29 lb the lamp is lighter than the halogen PAR38 it replaces, so aiming friction in track heads and gimbal trims holds position more easily rather than drooping. Weight is rarely the constraint; depth is. Check that your trim has clearance for a full PAR38 envelope.