MAEOLSA 300007 BBB AAA, Warm White

These are the best MR-11 size L.E.D. bulbs I have ever seen, and I have tried quite a few of the disappointing competitors. Many people are familiar with the fairly common "MR-16" size bulb, but the far less common, and much smaller, 'MR-11" size bulbs are an unusual specialty item made for miniature and task-specific light fixtures. such as framed artwork light fixtures. These bulbs are just perfect. They are dramatically better than competing bulbs. The problems I have encountered with previously-purchased MR-11 L.E.D. bulbs were: * The angle of light dispersion was too narrow (they produced a "spot" rather than a wide "flood" of light) * The brightness of the bulb was insufficient (they simply did not produce enough light) * The "color temperature" of the light was an unpleasant blue-white of 3,500 to 6,000 Degrees Kelvin These bulbs are perfect, because: * They offer a wide angle of light dispersion, a wide flood of light * They are impressively bright for their small size, providing ample light * The color temperature is a pleasant amber-white, like an old style incandescent bulb (2,800 to 3,000 Degrees Kelvin) Combine all that with the fact that these L.E.D. bulbs draw less power than a standard tiny nightlight bulb, and they are rated to last for tens of thousands of hours, and you have the "perfect" L.E.D. light bulb in the not-so-easy-to-find specialty size of "MR-11". I'm using two of them in wall-mounted framed artwork light fixtures, and I leave them on 24-hours-a-day.

I bought these bulbs to replace the stock 20W halogen bulbs that came with my range hood. I'm a big LED enthusiast--all of the recessed lights and undercabinet lighting in my kitchen are LED. So, I was eager to see how these bulbs would fare as a replacement for halogen. Unfortunately, their brightness does not compare favorably. I own a light meter, and at 12" from the bulb, these lights produce only a third of the illumination of the halogens they replaced, probably in part because the light is less focused. I read the other reviews noting these bulbs were slightly dimmer than halogens, but didn't expect them to produce less than half as much light. I'm using them for now, and will squint to see the food I'm cooking until a better LED option comes out.

The light that this bulb produces is great. No complaints there. It is a nice warm white color as stated. My one complaint is the way that the LEDs protrude from the front of the bulb ans how the leads are exposed. I replaced some MR11 halogen bulbs in a range hood. The bulbs are held in by a metal lip around the perimeter of the bulb. Naturally the lip is a slightly smaller diameter than the bulb so the bulb won't fall out. The problem I have is that this lip ends up contacting some of the exposed leads on the bulb, thus shorting out some of the individual LEDs on the bulb. With a little jiggling I can sometimes get this problem solved, but it only seems to work for a short time before it settles back down and some of the LEDs end up getting shorted out again. I may get around to trying to cut a thin clear plastic shim to stick between the metal lip and the bulb.

These are a bit pricey but I think all LED's will be for a while. They work well, give off a good amount of light, and use very little energy. I have them outside lighting my yard and it has plenty coverage. Good product. Expensive.

Update August 2017: After less than two years of service (used no more than 3 hrs per day), one lamp was barely putting out light, so I replaced it with the other which was still in the package. It, too, faltered! A halogen 10W halogen bulb works fine, so the fixture is not at fault. The solid state lamps are a great idea if they last longer than halogen. (2015) I replaced 4 20W spot Halogens in a Malibu 8308-9903-10 Piece Pro Light Set with these and they fit perfectly. New total is 4 x 1.8 = 7.2 Watts rather than 80. (Incidentally, see Amazon or ClarkHoward.com for "Watts to lumens" conversion.) LEDs are great for product life, power consumption, and appearance.

I needed one of these for a submerged fountain light that came with a 10w halogen bulb. The halogen bulb melted the lens cover and allowed water to get into the fixture. Luckily I discovered it quickly and the water level was not over the top at the time or it would have ruined it. I dried it out and replaced the cover using this LED lamp this time. The lamp puts off hardly any heat so it should not have the same problem as the halogen. The lamp puts off a nice warm white light that is comparable, but slightly less bright than the halogen. The lamp has been in use all night long for approximately 5 weeks so far.

So far they are working great. Nice warmish color. The documentation says 3000 k, but I think it is a little warmer. I've had the bulbs a few weeks and so far no burn outs or flickering. I am using them for outdoor landscape lighting, but the documentation says they are indoor bulbs. It is summer now, we will see how they handle a Michigan winter! One of the things I really like about these bulbs is the 120 degree beam angle. I have one of these under small trees and they light up each tree very nicely, I made my first order of just 2, to try them out and make sure they didn't just burn out right away. Once I tested them for a week or so, I ordered many more.

Heads up to anyone looking to replace halogen bulbs in an appliance. If the appliance you are installing into has a transformer inside it (converting standard AC to DC) then you do have the potential of installation problems. Because LED's will draw about 10% of the wattage as the halogen bulb you're replacing, there could be problems with the LED bulbs like dim light, strobing or not turning on at all. I replaced two halogen bulbs in a vent hood with these bulbs and had two LED's illuminate on one bulb and only one on the other (out of ten each). I replaced the transformer with a transformer supposedly recommended for LED bulbs and still only had partial illumination on these bulbs. Not sure what the problem is with these, but I'm now going to change to an LED bulb with a driver that can take standard AC current and get the transformer right out of the equation. So, in summary if you have an appliance with a DC transformer, I would recommend using a different bulb and just removing the transformer.