Like Art says, it's the socket. It's rated for 65, so that's your limit.

You can change the sockets pretty easy if you know just a tad about electricity. Home Depot or wherever's your favorite will have them. From reading your posts, Sue, you know ALOT about alot, so I would guess you could do it in a snap.

Another option, which of course you considered, no doubt, is to get a couple of 2, 3, or 4' flourescent fixtures that you can screw under a wall cabinet or even to the wall....IF you have some wall plugs in the laundry room. I know I know, you said not to get into flourescents, but this suggestion is NOT that they're great or anything, just that they're cheap and an alternative to your problem.`