All Discussions Tagged 'dark' - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T15:59:56Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=dark&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWax gets very dark during operationtag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-13:1566398:Topic:3727002012-02-13T19:17:33.779ZBrianhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Brian944
<p>I have a Lava Lite (I think it's 32 oz; it measures about 16.5" from base to top and has a 40W bulb) that I've owned for maybe 15 years. It has clear fluid and teal wax. When the lamp is off, the water looks perfectly transparent. And, in the first 20 minutes of startup, the wax appears its expected brilliant teal color. However, for the past couple of years I've noticed that during operation, while the wax is liquid, it appears very dark, almost black, and the water appears a little yellow…</p>
<p>I have a Lava Lite (I think it's 32 oz; it measures about 16.5" from base to top and has a 40W bulb) that I've owned for maybe 15 years. It has clear fluid and teal wax. When the lamp is off, the water looks perfectly transparent. And, in the first 20 minutes of startup, the wax appears its expected brilliant teal color. However, for the past couple of years I've noticed that during operation, while the wax is liquid, it appears very dark, almost black, and the water appears a little yellow and cloudy.</p>
<p>Is darkened wax during operation a common phenomenon? A lot of googling has returned a lot of results for cloudy liquid, but none for darkened wax. And the liquid seems fine while off (and only slightly cloudy while on).</p>
<p>I'm using a GE "high intensity" 40 watt appliance bulb. Could this be the culprit? Is a frosted (or not high-intensity) bulb going to maybe lower the heat level and fix this?</p>