SATCO Lighting S9616 6.5W, LED MR16 LED, 3000K, 40 degree Beam Angle, GU5.3 Base, 12V AC/DC

The S9616 is a 12 volt AC/DC lamp with a GU5.3 bi-pin base, so it drops into the same low-voltage MR16 sockets a 12V halogen used. It draws 6.5 watts at 0.542 amps and runs at 60Hz. Because the load per lamp is far lower than the 50W halogen it replaces, some magnetic and electronic transformers with a minimum load requirement may not fire reliably with only one or two LED lamps on them. Check the minimum load stamped on your transformer.

Yes. The Satco S9616 is rated as a 50W incandescent equivalent, putting out 450 lumens on 6.5 watts. Light color is 3000K warm white with a 90+ CRI, so it reads closer to halogen than a typical 80 CRI LED. Rated life is 25,000 hours.

Yes. The S9616 is an enclosed rated lamp, so it can go in sealed and recessed housings where a non-enclosed-rated LED would overheat and fail early. It also carries a Damp location rating, which covers covered porches, soffits and bathrooms, but not direct wet exposure. Burning position is universal, so base up, base down or horizontal are all fine.

Yes, the S9616 is listed as California T24 compliant, which matters for residential and some commercial lighting permits in California. It is not DLC approved and it is not BAA compliant, so it will not satisfy a utility rebate program that requires DLC listing or a federal project with Buy America Act sourcing requirements. It is FCC compliant.

The lamp is dimmable. On a 12V system the dimming behavior depends on the transformer as much as the lamp, so a magnetic transformer wants a magnetic low voltage dimmer and an electronic transformer wants an electronic low voltage dimmer. Note that one lamp only draws 0.542 amps, which can fall below a dimmer's minimum load on small circuits.

At 40 degrees, the S9616 is a flood beam. That is the spread you want for general downlighting in a hallway, kitchen, or retail floor where you are washing a broad area and spacing cans on typical centers. If you are accenting artwork, merchandise, or a single display and want a tight pool of light with punch, choose a narrow spot MR16 instead, typically 15 to 25 degrees.

The S9616 is fixed at 3000K warm white. It is not a CCT selectable lamp, so there is no field switch to move it to 2700K or 4000K. If you are standardizing a property, order all fixtures in the same 3000K so the openings match; mixing it beside 2700K lamps will read visibly different on a wall wash. The 90+ CRI also means colors render more accurately than on standard LEDs nearby.

Each S9616 replaces a 50W halogen with 6.5 watts of draw while delivering 450 lumens, and it is rated for 25,000 hours against the typical 2,000 to 4,000 hours of an MR16 halogen. Fewer relamp trips and a much lower per-head load. Because it is enclosed rated, it can also go into closed trims that would cook an unrated LED.

It is a lensed lamp with a silver back finish. The lens gives a smoother, more even beam and keeps dust off the diodes, which is what you want in a kitchen or retail fixture where the lamp face is visible. The silver back is the housing finish behind the reflector.