For advanced lava engineers - heat but no light - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T21:35:55Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/for-advanced-lava-engineers?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A603986&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'll give this a try too :)…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-02:1566398:Comment:6039862015-12-02T15:29:13.999ZNicohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Nico
<p>I'll give this a try too :)<br/> <br/> <cite>Dr. WHAT?! said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/for-advanced-lava-engineers?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A604259&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment604259"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>@ Reszound - I've done this before using a little bit of a higher wattage bulb (then normal) and covering that in tinfoil to block the light. It works just fine.</p>
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<p>I'll give this a try too :)<br/> <br/> <cite>Dr. WHAT?! said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/for-advanced-lava-engineers?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A604259&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment604259"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>@ Reszound - I've done this before using a little bit of a higher wattage bulb (then normal) and covering that in tinfoil to block the light. It works just fine.</p>
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</blockquote> @ Tim I still use a ceramic…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-02:1566398:Comment:6042592015-12-02T15:22:20.593ZDr. WHAT?!https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DrWHAT334
<p>@ Tim I still use a ceramic heater on my UV grande which works great. Unfortunately they don't make the ceramic bulb in a smaller version so they only fit on grande bases.</p>
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<p>@ Reszound - I've done this before using a little bit of a higher wattage bulb (then normal) and covering that in tinfoil to block the light. It works just fine.</p>
<p>@ Tim I still use a ceramic heater on my UV grande which works great. Unfortunately they don't make the ceramic bulb in a smaller version so they only fit on grande bases.</p>
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<p>@ Reszound - I've done this before using a little bit of a higher wattage bulb (then normal) and covering that in tinfoil to block the light. It works just fine.</p> I was afraid of that. Thank y…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-02:1566398:Comment:6041512015-12-02T12:25:23.561ZNicohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Nico
<p>I was afraid of that. Thank you very much for the warning <img src="http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/ucsycybersmiley/113.gif"></img> <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/for-advanced-lava-engineers?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A603982&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment603982"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Stage lighting gels won't work they will melt onto the halagon bulb and base and be very hard to get off espshaly if you use ones that have a low light let through<br></br> The…</div>
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<p>I was afraid of that. Thank you very much for the warning <img src="http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/ucsycybersmiley/113.gif"/><br/> <br/> <cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/for-advanced-lava-engineers?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A603982&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment603982"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Stage lighting gels won't work they will melt onto the halagon bulb and base and be very hard to get off espshaly if you use ones that have a low light let through<br/> The only realistic way is to use a ceramic heater I think someone did try this with a heater from a pet reptile supply shop I don't know how successful this was but it is harder then expected to use alternative heat sources for lava lamps</div>
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</blockquote> Stage lighting gels won't wor…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-02:1566398:Comment:6039822015-12-02T11:42:28.054ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
Stage lighting gels won't work they will melt onto the halagon bulb and base and be very hard to get off espshaly if you use ones that have a low light let through<br />
The only realistic way is to use a ceramic heater I think someone did try this with a heater from a pet reptile supply shop I don't know how successful this was but it is harder then expected to use alternative heat sources for lava lamps
Stage lighting gels won't work they will melt onto the halagon bulb and base and be very hard to get off espshaly if you use ones that have a low light let through<br />
The only realistic way is to use a ceramic heater I think someone did try this with a heater from a pet reptile supply shop I don't know how successful this was but it is harder then expected to use alternative heat sources for lava lamps Have fun! There is a LOT to…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-01:1566398:Comment:6041492015-12-01T21:25:40.928ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>Have fun! There is a LOT to look at!!<br/> <br/> <cite>Nico said:</cite></p>
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<p>Have fun! There is a LOT to look at!!<br/> <br/> <cite>Nico said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/for-advanced-lava-engineers?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A604146&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment604146"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks, I'm still looking for these posts :D</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks, I'm still looking for…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-01:1566398:Comment:6041462015-12-01T19:19:32.262ZNicohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Nico
<p>Thanks, I'm still looking for these posts :D</p>
<p>Thanks, I'm still looking for these posts :D</p> Over the last 6 + years of ad…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-01:1566398:Comment:6039732015-12-01T19:12:26.740ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>Over the last 6 + years of additional ideas on other posts and topics I would say that a ceramic heater would work just fine, as long as it is sized correctly and a dimmer is used to prevent excess heat.</p>
<p>Over the last 6 + years of additional ideas on other posts and topics I would say that a ceramic heater would work just fine, as long as it is sized correctly and a dimmer is used to prevent excess heat.</p> My Astro turns from purple to…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-12-01:1566398:Comment:6042302015-12-01T19:03:53.702ZNicohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Nico
<p>My <em>Astro</em> turns from purple to pink when the (halogen reflector) bulb is on so I'm also looking into that matter.<br></br>I put brown <strong>baking paper</strong> on the bulb but the halogen spot heat is greater than an oven's and burned a hole in it.<br></br>I also tried the same with a piece of <strong>black cleaning cloth</strong> I got for my glasses but it's <strong>nylon</strong> so it melted/burned, stuck on the bulb and stunk.<br></br>I've been thinking of trying a coin-type object to…</p>
<p>My <em>Astro</em> turns from purple to pink when the (halogen reflector) bulb is on so I'm also looking into that matter.<br/>I put brown <strong>baking paper</strong> on the bulb but the halogen spot heat is greater than an oven's and burned a hole in it.<br/>I also tried the same with a piece of <strong>black cleaning cloth</strong> I got for my glasses but it's <strong>nylon</strong> so it melted/burned, stuck on the bulb and stunk.<br/>I've been thinking of trying a coin-type object to mask the light but its temperature at the top would have to be similar to the one on top of the reflector. Also, the reflector is not flat so it would be hard to keep the 'coin' from falling at the bottom of the lamp's base.<br/>Two ideas I haven't tried yet are '<strong>ND</strong>' (Neutral Density) <strong>photo filters</strong> ideally made of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">glass</span> (I have seen <em>plexiglass</em> ones online) or some similar dark glass pieces and - of course - the <strong>stage lighting gels</strong> mentioned above.<br/>I hope this will help others in the same situation and would welcome any other ideas.<br/>Have a nice day.</p> The heating coil sounds like…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-05-22:1566398:Comment:957182009-05-22T13:23:50.813ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
The heating coil sounds like a ceramic heater for reptile terrariums. I would be very cautious about using that because of the possibility of excess heat. In an enclosed base with a glass globe on top, it might be like putting your lamp on the stove!
The heating coil sounds like a ceramic heater for reptile terrariums. I would be very cautious about using that because of the possibility of excess heat. In an enclosed base with a glass globe on top, it might be like putting your lamp on the stove! Hmmm... a cool and interestin…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-05-22:1566398:Comment:956752009-05-22T00:30:13.027ZReszoundhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/RodEnnis
Hmmm... a cool and interesting idea that has a lot of potential - especially with different colours, cheers Keith.<br />
I was thinking along similar lines - a layer of something between the bottle and the bulb - or wrapping the bottom of the bottle in aluminium foil or something to that effect... foil probably won't let enough heat through or will increase the warm up time by a few hours... stage gels... good thinking!<br />
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I was also wondering about a tiny little heating coil with a mini edison…
Hmmm... a cool and interesting idea that has a lot of potential - especially with different colours, cheers Keith.<br />
I was thinking along similar lines - a layer of something between the bottle and the bulb - or wrapping the bottom of the bottle in aluminium foil or something to that effect... foil probably won't let enough heat through or will increase the warm up time by a few hours... stage gels... good thinking!<br />
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I was also wondering about a tiny little heating coil with a mini edison screw... anyone seen a little beastie like that in their travels...?<br />
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Any other thoughts guys?