SATCO Lighting S8988 63W LED HID Replacement, 3000K, Mogul Base, Type B Ballast Bypass, 100-277V

Yes. The S8988 is a Type B ballast bypass lamp, direct wire only at 100V to 277V. The existing HID ballast has to be removed or bypassed so line voltage feeds the socket directly. Drop it into a fixture still running through a metal halide or HPS ballast and it will not operate correctly. The lamp runs on 50/60Hz and draws 0.630A at the low end of the voltage range down to 0.227A at the high end.

It is built as a 250W HID replacement and puts out 7,875 lumens at 63 watts. That is the swap point to look at for 250W metal halide or high pressure sodium wall packs, shoeboxes, and high bays, as long as you bypass the ballast first.

Yes. The S8988 is an enclosed rated lamp, so it can go in a sealed acorn, wall pack, or lensed high bay without voiding the lamp rating. It is also rated for damp locations, which covers covered walkways, parking garages, and canopies. It is not a wet location lamp, so skip openings with direct rain exposure.

No. The S8988 is non-dimming and it is not three-way. Wire it to a straight switched or contactor-controlled circuit. If a space needs dimming control, this lamp is the wrong choice and you want a dimmable LED retrofit instead.

Any of them. Burning position is universal, so base up in a high bay, base down in a post top, or horizontal in a wall pack all work. The 300 degree beam spread means light goes out nearly all the way around the lamp body rather than in one direction, so the fixture reflector does the aiming.

It is a fixed 3000K warm white with 80+ CRI. There is no CCT selectable switch on this lamp, so what you order is what you get. If the rest of the building is running 4000K or 5000K, a 3000K lamp will read noticeably warmer alongside them. For fleet standardization, pick one CCT across the property.

No, this lamp is not DLC approved, so it will not qualify for the utility rebate programs that require a DLC listing. It is Title 24 compliant and FCC compliant. If your project budget is built around a DLC-based incentive, verify the program requirement before specifying this one.

Average rated life is 50,000 hours. On a dusk to dawn schedule of roughly 4,000 hours a year, that is over a decade of service, against the repeated relamping and ballast failures typical of 250W HID. For MRO crews the relevant part is fewer lift rentals, not just the lamp cost.