Clear vs frosted bulb

Started by perishingtardis in Problems & Questions. Last reply by perishingtardis 6 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hi all,I recently had to replace the bulb in my Mathmos Astro Baby. It takes a 30 watt reflector bulb. The original bulb from Mathmos was frosted, and I got a new one from ASDA but it is clear.I didn't think this should make any difference to the flow of the lamp, but I have noticed that after about 5 hours of operation there starts to be dozens and dozens of tiny pea-sized blobs of lava floating around, so it seems to be getting a bit too warm.Do you think this could be due to the bulb being…Continue

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Replacement Screw Cap plans for 60-70's lamp upload

Started by Duane K in Problems & Questions. Last reply by T Sabo 23 hours ago. 29 Replies 4 Likes

Hello all, first time here.I have an old lamp that was my grandma's and I'm a little sentimental about it.  It must be early 70's minimum because I remember it as a child.  I'm sure you all can probably identify it and that might help what I'm trying to do here.  A few years ago the cap cracked, it got cloudy and didn't work good anymore.  I'm in the process of trying to restore it, using the lava formula I found here.  I was about to say goodbye to it because I could not find a replacement…Continue

Late 90's #02 bottle problem - doming after about 2.5 hours.

Started by kero48 in Problems & Questions. Last reply by kero48 23 hours ago. 7 Replies 0 Likes

I picked up a late 90's #02 bottle with a black base, cap was missing.The colors are really nice and fluid is crystal clear. Yellow fluid, red lava. The fluid looks more like a dark yellow than a bright yellow.The problem is the lamp works beautifully for about 2-1/2 hours at which time give or take the lava just creates a dom at the bottom of the bottle. Until that time it works exactly as you would expect.Now keep in mind my place this past weekend has been hovering around the high 70's…Continue

Mathmos Lunar lava lamp

Started by Dave Dryden in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone. Last reply by Dave Dryden yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Greetings all from the land down under. This is my first time on the site and i'm on a mission. I have just purchased a beautiful Lunar lamp but alas the bulb housing has at some time been wet and it has corroded to the point of no return (the rest of the lamp is perfect). I contacted Mathmos and they said that they don't have any parts for it and suggested I join this group in an attempt to find one. Can anyone out there please help me? Cheers... Dave.Continue

Lost in the last move?

Started by Kelly in Collecting. Last reply by Kelly on Tuesday. 18 Replies 0 Likes

What's wrong with this picture?  There seems to be far more globes than bases and caps.  WTH??I think a couple of boxes got left behind in the last move ---  in 2006!!  Damnit all anyhow!Continue

New Collector :)

Started by Junebug in Collecting. Last reply by kero48 on Sunday. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Hi everyone, I found this site trying to find other people that love lava lamps as much as I do (which is hard) I had lava lamps when I was younger (90's style) and just got into them again when I found an old midnight series on fb market place for $10 :) It all went down hill from there!After trying to obtain new lamps I found myself disappointed in the quality of the "china" lamps, before I would purchase I would open the boxes up (not the older tube style boxes) and make sure the lamp was…Continue

Seek and you shall find - Royale & Double Play

Started by kero48 in Collecting. Last reply by kero48 on Sunday. 2 Replies 0 Likes

So, the wife and I took a trip out on the Island today to get a change of scenery and happened to pass a Kmart we didn't know was there as most on the Island were closed long ago.I walk in and right near the registers is what is called a FLASH SALE "Get em while they last"I already see the usual new suspects but I noticed on the bottom shelf the tube packages which always tell me older than newer. Then I look closer and see tubes that are taller than the 52oz tubes and get all excited.Low and…Continue

Green Glitter

Started by Claude J in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone on Sunday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I'm looking at the Wizard collection and see that something is not right.I have a missing colorAnyone have some green glitter fluid with small glitter they are willing to part with?manufacturer not importantI need enough to fill two 17" globes (which I have already)Continue

Why do new lava lamps suck?

Started by Jonathan Hoffman in Problems & Questions. Last reply by kero48 on Saturday. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I got the lamp in the video on ebay years ago, and it is AWESOME.  It moves slowly and smoothly and the lava is 100% opaque (can't see through it)... the definition of therapeutic to watch!https://youtu.be/IMnMa8lPM0EWhen I watch it, I feel almost like I was given some anti-anxiety pill!Then, I've had several that I purchased new at retail stores, and they are awful!  They move fast and stringy and the blobs are translucent so you see air bubbles in…Continue

CUSTOM COLOR CHANGE GRANDE

Started by Claude J in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone. Last reply by Claude J Aug 10. 15 Replies 1 Like

Another lamp from Claude's Creations!After much research, effort, and hard work (and a causality), I have perfected and tested the remote controlled color change grande.In the past month, I've managed to assemble 2 black automotive painted bases (only 1 for sale) and 4 standard brushed silver bases All lamps come with 1000 Watt SCR dimmers, 5 key Radio Frequency touch controllers that will give you 14 different modes with various speed and dim settings per your command.Strobe, Fade, Jump,…Continue