Recess the cans more than designed, make up little metal cylinders, and paint
dark.
I assume you've tried stuff like spiral tubes, which are lower
profile.


Thanks Ian,

Yes, we tried the spiral compact florescents, they are lower profile
which helps. But, not nearly enough.

A deeper enclosure would help, but we are limited by the size of the
floor joists, which are 2 by 6 inch. Can't go any 'deeper'.

Painting the enclosure a dark color helps, but only at the expense of
the light output. Dark trim rings nad black trim rings are available,
but the light output is MUCH lower.

The color of the housing makes little difference in our case, the
problem is that we can look up and see the light bulbs directly. Since
the lights are small and relatively high powered (as opposed to a
larger 4 foot florescent tube with lots of surface area), the problem
is a small (but intense) light source. We see spots after viewing the
bright lights.

If the same amount of light could appear to come from a 1 square foot
opening, it would not cause the problem, But, when looking at just the
tip of the lamp, you have just a few square inches and it's unbearably
bright.

A small horizontal tube mounted real close to the ceiling with a
mirrored enclosure to reflect the light downwards would be a big step
in the right direction too.

All comments apprecaited.

Art in Maine


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