[Mr. Sandman]

I had these 3 "problem fixtures" in the kitchen that I could not replace the bulbs in. They had a several 60 watt IC bulbs closed in a SS and glass fixture. It would get hot as hell, even with a 60 watt. You could not touch the fixture near the bulb encasement it was so hot. I took the glass off and let the bulb be exposed so I didn't have a melt down. But this is what it was designed for. It is a brand new fixture and my wife really likes it. ActuallI like it too except for the heat)Since it is on most of the time I was sniffing around to find a some kind of CFL that would fit. Most of the curly bulbs did not fit and the ones that did were not dimmable. (all were on dimmers).

Check this out... A bulb slightly smaller then a 60 watt IC, that produces the same number of lumens as a 50 watt IC and uses only 5 watts of energy. It is dimmable too 0-100%. Cold Cathode technology. Oh 25,000 life too. I replaced them all and closed up the fixture...it is room temp now even after the fixture is on for several hours. These are pretty new and new models are expected shortly, I hope they come out with a 75 watt replacements as they are not quite as bright as the IC's but they are pretty close. Also the color is perfect, they look exactly like a IC that was in there. Below is a clear one but they come frosted too. Since it was behind a frosted glass shade so I got the clear ones.