Malibu 8401-9607-01 High Power LED Flood Lights

by Malibu

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Malibu's low voltage flood light fixtures are a great option for landscape lighting and are available with an easy-to-install connector for a safe and quick installation that can be completed in 60 minutes or less.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002ZRPMX6
• Item model number: 8401-9607-01
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,929 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #3 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Outdoor Lighting > Flood & Perimeter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great LED lights at a great price!, March 6, 2010

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Gina Bovara "It's a dry heat!" (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malibu 8401-9607-01 High Power LED Flood Lights (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought 4 of these to replace some older low-voltage spotlights in my front yard. Installation was a breeze and they look great! The light these put out is more than enough to light a tree, side of a house, address, etc. The lamp housing is metal and very high quality. The stakes are plastic but strong; they went into my hard clay soil without a problem. My only tip is to install low voltage outdoor lighting when the temperature is over 75 degrees; that way, the low voltage line buried in the ground is pliable enough to attach the lights to. Otherwise, it's difficult to press the spikes on the light connector deep enough into the low voltage main line.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars yard light just ok, June 10, 2010

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Rick (Oklahoma, Usa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Malibu 8401-9607-01 High Power LED Flood Lights (Tools & Home Improvement)

Well built yard light, but does not put out as much light as most yard lights, and color of light is not warm color like most yard lights. Review update -> Two of my ten lights failed after rain water leaked inside the enclosures and damaged the electronics.

35 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AWFUL Flickering Light from Malibu Wired LED Lights, June 29, 2010

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E. Maffei "TechTester" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malibu 8401-9607-01 High Power LED Flood Lights (Tools & Home Improvement)

Wow. Most reviewers give these transformer-powered LED Malibu lights high ratings. They must be blind. These units -- the standard flood, the high-power flood, and the tier or 'pagoda'-style lights -- all give off a terrible high-frequency flickering light. This problem has plagued other LED light sources such as cheap LED Christmas light strings, and now Mailbu's deficient design has introduced the same problem to landscape lights.

This design flaw may not be immediately apparent. The effect is similar to that of a very-fast pulsating strobe light; if you're looking at one of these lights while moving, or while something moves between you and the light, it's jarring, disconcerting, even sickening. To see the effect dramatically, spread the fingers of one hand and then wave it rapidly in front of one of these lights. You'll see multiple frozen images of your hand, one for each of the rapid pulses.

For another few cents Malibu could have added the simple circuitry needed to correct this problem, but they didn't bother, and as a result their lights are not ready for prime time. Mine are all getting returned, and I'll be buying my LED landscape lights from somebody other than Malibu.

(NOTE: These comments apply ONLY to the transformer-powered, wired Malibu LED lights, NOT the solar-powered units. The problem stems from the alternating current the transformers supply. This is not the case with the solar units -- those feeble toys have their own problems.)