8W PAR20 CREE DIMMABLE COB LED BULB

Name: 8W PAR20 CREE DIMMABLE COB LED BULB
Brand: LED MONTREAL
SKU: 8WLEDPAR20-5000
Price: 12.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: 8WLEDPAR20-5000

Brand: LED MONTREAL

Bright, focused light that lands exactly where you want it — that's the promise of the 8W PAR20 CREE Dimmable COB LED Bulb from LED MONTREAL. Known by shoppers as a PAR20 LED bulb, a dimmable LED spot bulb or simply a screw-in flood bulb for recessed fixtures, this compact reflector lamp is built for directional lighting: pot lights, track heads, display spots and accent fixtures. Its COB (Chip On Board) engine packs the light output into one clean, even source, so you get punchy brightness without the multi-shadow look of older multi-chip lamps. If you have been searching for dimmable LED downlights or a serious upgrade for tired halogen spots, this is the straightforward screw-in answer.

The specs back up the feel. This bulb draws just 8W and is a good replacement for a 60W halogen, while delivering 500 lm in Bright White and 530 lm in Daylight. Colour temperature options are Warm White 3000K and Cool White 5000K, and the SKU here is 8WLEDPAR20-5000. It runs on 110-120V standard household power with an E26 screw-in socket, the only base offered in the PAR20 format. It is dimmable from 100% to 10%, so you can drop the room down to a soft glow for movie night or a restaurant service. The 40° beam angle keeps the light tight and intentional, and the genuine CREE chip is rated for 30,000 hours of life with a working temperature range of -10~50°.

Where does it shine? Kitchens and hallways with existing pot lights, living rooms where you want art and stone walls to pop, retail shops lighting product displays, cafés, salons and offices. It is rated for commercial use indoors in dry or damp environments, and outdoors where it is not directly exposed to water or harsh weather — think a covered porch or a soffit under a good overhang, which matters through a Canadian winter. The compact PAR20 size drops into most standard fixtures that already take PAR20 lamps, so no rewiring, no new housings. Screw it in, dim it down, and enjoy the difference.

Real CREE COB technology
The heart of this lamp is a genuine CREE COB LED chip. COB stands for Chip On Board: many LED dies are mounted together on a single substrate and covered by one phosphor layer, which creates a single bright emitting surface instead of a cluster of visible dots. The practical result is a cleaner beam, a single crisp shadow and a smoother pool of light on whatever you are lighting — a countertop, a painting, a product shelf. The CREE name matters here, because the market is full of PAR20 LED bulbs built around counterfeit or imitation chips that fade, shift colour or die early. This one is powered by industry-leading CREE chips and is part of LED MONTREAL's high-end line.

Light quality and beam control
The 40° beam angle is the sweet spot between a narrow spot and a wide flood: tight enough to highlight an object or wash a feature wall, wide enough to light a walkway or a kitchen island without dark gaps between fixtures. Choose Warm White 3000K for a cozy residential feel in living rooms, bedrooms and restaurants, or Cool White 5000K for a crisp, alert light in kitchens, garages, workshops and retail. Output is 500 lm in Bright White and 530 lm in Daylight, from only 8W of consumption — a good replacement for a 60W halogen lamp, with dramatically less heat and far less energy drawn from your panel.

Technical specifications
SKU: 8WLEDPAR20-5000
Brand: LED MONTREAL
Available socket: E26
LED chip brand: CREE
LED consumption: 8W
Good replacement for: 60W halogen
Dimmable: Yes (100% to 10%)
Input voltage: 110-120V
Beam angle: 40°
CCT: Warm White 3000K, Cool White 5000K
Lumens: Bright White 500lm, Daylight 530lm
Lifetime: 30 000 hours
Working temperature: -10~50°
Dimensions: see technical drawing

Installation and compatibility
Installation could not be simpler: this is an E26 screw-in bulb, the standard medium base used across North America, and it runs directly on 110-120V line voltage — no driver, no transformer, no adapter. It fits most standard fixtures designed for PAR20 lamps: recessed can housings, track heads, monopoint spots, adjustable gimbal trims, picture lights and outdoor soffit or porch fixtures. Because it is dimmable from 100% down to 10%, pair it with a dimmer designed for LED loads and respect the dimmer's minimum and maximum load ratings; on a circuit with several bulbs, keep all the lamps identical for the smoothest, flicker-free dimming curve. The -10~50° working temperature range means it handles an unheated garage or a covered entry as well as a warm ceiling cavity.

Applications and documentation
Think of a kitchen renovation where a dozen existing pot lights get new dimmable LED downlights in an afternoon, a boutique where 5000K spots make merchandise colours read true, a restaurant dining room dimmed to 10% for evening service, or a contractor re-lamping an office corridor and cutting both energy use and ladder time thanks to the 30 000 hour rated life. This bulb is rated for commercial use indoors in dry or damp environments, and outdoors where it is not directly exposed to water or harsh weather — a real consideration for covered Canadian entryways. For exact measurements, consult the technical drawing in the technical PDF spec sheet available in the Documentation tab of this page.

Technical Files