On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:56:39 +0000 (UTC), Joe Mastroianni
wrote:

I have a desk lamp of the "brave little toaster" style which says to use
a 60W bulb.

Inside the light, it 'says' 60 watts.
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12036539.jpg

My wife insists on a 75 Watt flood, which gives the right amount of
light, but it gets hot as blazes.

How much do you think 125% over the maximum matters?


The type of bulb you are using is probably not giving the light the
way you want it. Use a plain incandescent and it will diffuse more
rather than hit a localized spot.

Better is to buy a new desk light with a flat fluorescent bulb. Mine
is four short tubes and gives a nice white bright light. I think mine
was about $25.