💡 Satco S7204 Incandescent Location Bulb: Equivalent Performance with Energy Efficiency Review

Onion died after 2 days. Update: Decided to give these 1 another chance. I ordered a second lamp and it only lasted 3 days.

These bulbs are not sold by the manufacturer but by a third party company that works with Mickey Mouse. To make matters worse, they were sending out USED lamps. and of course they don't work.

Absolutely the best energy saving light bulb I have ever bought! Got 3 of them working all night. Excellent light output at 15W and halogen-like colour. The best part is the durability. also on the street, in cold and heat, in the rain, but who cares, the first lightbulb only burned out after 15,000 hours! I've bought other Satco lights before, believe me they're worth the money.

Unlike traditional CFLs, these SATCO S7207s take a relatively long time to reach full brightness. It's annoying. However, the product emits a very pleasant light. I have a dozen and none of them have burned out in over a year. I think it's best to use these lights for areas where you leave the lights on all the time and where you want directional (spot/flood) lighting.

I went back to halogens as they are rubbish. I renovated my entire house with CFL for about $400 2.5 years ago. Most of the simple ones are still running, but out of 16 Satco S7207s, 6 have died! They are used in our kitchen and turned on for an hour or two every day. Terrible failure rate and a far cry from the claimed 10,000 hours or NINE YEARS. Also, they work too slowly. I'll take a look at LEDs, but now let's get back to halogens.