Fluorescent light fixture

A fluorescent light fixture comprising:

• a base for insertion into an incandescent lamp socket having electricity supplied thereto;
• a cover assembly attached to said base including
• a metal plate member for radiating heat from said fixture,
• a first cover member attached to said metal plate member, and
• a second cover member detachably connected to said first cover member, said metal plate and first and second cover members defining a sealed spaced within said cover assembly, a portion of at least one of said cover members being composed of a light transmitting material;
• a hot cathode low pressure mercury vapor fluorescent discharge lamp provided with electrical connecting means;
• a support member attached to said metal plate member for removably supporting said fluorescent discharge lamp within the space defined by said cover assembly;
• and
• electric circuit means including lighting auxiliary means for coupling the base attached to said cover assembly to the fluorescent discharge lamp connecting means.