David wrote:

putting a pot over it and preventing insulation coming into direct
contact
will obviously keep it much cooler than if the insualtion was in direct
contact with the lamp. That is the primary goal in doing it.

Now that I disagree with, I don't believe the flowerpot will keep the
lamp cooler. How does it do that? With a flowerpot over the lamp
there will be *less* air circulation than without, how is that going
to keep the lamp cooler?

The flowerpot may make things tidier and/or more fireproof but I really
don't believe it will keep the lamp cooler.

--
Chris Green

If you compare a lamp with insulation over it and one with a pot over it and
eth insualtion held back 10-15 cm then the one with the pot will be cooler
in comaprison.

Have you measured that? I really don't see how this can be true, do
you have any explanation as to why it should be cooler? There is
absolutely nowhere additional for the heat to go in the case where the
lamp is in a flowerpot so how can it be cooler?

--
Chris Green