View Full Version : Recessed lights = How hot??


stereoman405
10-20-09, 03:41 PM
How hot do your standard 4" - 5" halos get? I've been toying with adding RAAMmat BXT to the exterior of the IC Air Tite models for some additional dampening. The matting is rated for 250F. I thought that I've read somewhere that most cans have a safety shutoff at 180F. Sound right?

budk
10-22-09, 03:13 PM
I built mdf boxes around my 4" lights and with 50w bulbs and the hottest temp that I measured was around 120 deg F.