Potential Light Bulb Ban Spells Doom for Lava Lovers? - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T21:28:38Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/potential-light-bulb-ban?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A99432&feed=yes&xn_auth=noInduction lava lamps are the…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-06-11:1566398:Comment:994352009-06-11T02:09:30.702ZKrishttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Kris
Induction lava lamps are the future. Anyone with the money can make one. Just need to get the right size/design built and tested. Seems pretty simple from what I am thinking about. That coupled with LED lights, your golden. Best of all, a retrofit might be possible for older lamps as well. Simple screw in application should suffice.<br />
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Only problem with all this - Mathmos is the only one that would be capable of doing it as they are in the financial position to do so.<br />
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Any other item I would be…
Induction lava lamps are the future. Anyone with the money can make one. Just need to get the right size/design built and tested. Seems pretty simple from what I am thinking about. That coupled with LED lights, your golden. Best of all, a retrofit might be possible for older lamps as well. Simple screw in application should suffice.<br />
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Only problem with all this - Mathmos is the only one that would be capable of doing it as they are in the financial position to do so.<br />
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Any other item I would be hesitant to use due to long term durability and quality. Most companies are out to make a cheap product with a markup to make money. Cheap = crap. I was just gonna send people…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-06-11:1566398:Comment:994322009-06-11T01:55:14.765Z☆VixenGypsy☆https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/VixenGypsy
I was just gonna send people your way, Jonny! The idea of a bulbless lamp intrests me.
I was just gonna send people your way, Jonny! The idea of a bulbless lamp intrests me. My company is making a commer…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-06-10:1566398:Comment:993742009-06-10T22:24:46.261ZJonny Magmahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/jonnymagma
My company is making a commercial lamp that will use a non light heat source combined with LED technology. It will be slightly larger than the grande and projected retail price will be under $150. It will also have a lot of cool new features that will blow you all away. Oozing gooheads will be the first to know when we have a release date.<br />
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<a href="http://www.magmatower.com">www.magmatower.com</a>
My company is making a commercial lamp that will use a non light heat source combined with LED technology. It will be slightly larger than the grande and projected retail price will be under $150. It will also have a lot of cool new features that will blow you all away. Oozing gooheads will be the first to know when we have a release date.<br />
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<a href="http://www.magmatower.com">www.magmatower.com</a> There are people on these for…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-06-10:1566398:Comment:993252009-06-10T21:09:31.863Zstevemohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/stevemo
There are people on these forums who appear to have close links to Mathmos. Is any definitive statement available from Mathmos regarding the future availability of replacement light bulbs for their products?.
There are people on these forums who appear to have close links to Mathmos. Is any definitive statement available from Mathmos regarding the future availability of replacement light bulbs for their products?. Anyone know when and where to…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-06-10:1566398:Comment:992662009-06-10T19:40:38.834ZTurkishcoffeehttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Turkishcoffee
Anyone know when and where to pick one of these up?
Anyone know when and where to pick one of these up? LEDs can be dimmed either by…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-02-19:1566398:Comment:746882009-02-19T20:07:11.400ZAlita Jeanhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/StarDust
LEDs can be dimmed either by pulse-width modulation, or by simply reducing the level of current. Existing dimmer switches work by using a variable inductor to reduce the line voltage applied to a light bulb. Albeit LEDs are current based and not voltage based, it would be entirely possible to string many of them together in series with a shunt resistor (a high-voltage rectifier circuit would convert the AC current to DC prior to feeding the LEDs - this would eliminate the 60/120Hz flicker…
LEDs can be dimmed either by pulse-width modulation, or by simply reducing the level of current. Existing dimmer switches work by using a variable inductor to reduce the line voltage applied to a light bulb. Albeit LEDs are current based and not voltage based, it would be entirely possible to string many of them together in series with a shunt resistor (a high-voltage rectifier circuit would convert the AC current to DC prior to feeding the LEDs - this would eliminate the 60/120Hz flicker effect of driving the LEDs on AC current, and would also eliminate the possibility of damage due to reverse bias). While it is true that the shunt resistor would waste a small amount of wattage, it would also permit the LEDs to be dimmed in the same manner as traditional light bulbs.<br />
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Granted most LED light bulbs use current regulators for precise output control, it would still be possible to modify the circuit such that the current output varies with voltage input. I doubt that would add too much cost to the bulb itself. Still, the atmosphere created by dimmed LEDs would likely resemble cold moonlight and will probably never compare to the warm candle-like hues created by dimmed incandescence. This threat of the light bulb…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-02-19:1566398:Comment:746312009-02-19T04:04:06.052Z1992https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/1992
This threat of the light bulb ban is VERY upsetting to me. I hope that halogen sources won't be affected as my Martin Professional lights are my favorite.<br />
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Regular light bulbs are very nice as accent lighting too as they produce a very nice warm colour temperature that discharge and LED sources can not match. Heres another.... the technology for dimming LEDs with a proper smooth dimmer curve just doesn't exist yet.<br />
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As far as Lava Lamps, it looks like their future is safe.... but what of my…
This threat of the light bulb ban is VERY upsetting to me. I hope that halogen sources won't be affected as my Martin Professional lights are my favorite.<br />
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Regular light bulbs are very nice as accent lighting too as they produce a very nice warm colour temperature that discharge and LED sources can not match. Heres another.... the technology for dimming LEDs with a proper smooth dimmer curve just doesn't exist yet.<br />
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As far as Lava Lamps, it looks like their future is safe.... but what of my Martin effect lights and scanners... that scares me. This is a great idea from lav…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-02-09:1566398:Comment:730202009-02-09T17:34:00.950ZModulo '70https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JeromeDopson
This is a great idea from lava lite and hopefully a solution for the future fazing out of the traditional but much loved light bulb. I do love the original light bulb though and used to have quite a big collection of them.
This is a great idea from lava lite and hopefully a solution for the future fazing out of the traditional but much loved light bulb. I do love the original light bulb though and used to have quite a big collection of them. Do you think thay will keep s…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-02-02:1566398:Comment:718872009-02-02T15:32:03.340ZRoger Stenstromhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/RogerStenstrom
Do you think thay will keep seling the Bulbs even if thay are band?<br />
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Do you think thay will keep seling the Bulbs even if thay are band?<br />
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Roger If only they will create a sc…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-02-02:1566398:Comment:718662009-02-02T09:47:26.520ZAlita Jeanhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/StarDust
If only they will create a screw-in replacement module (LED/heating coil) that screws into the light socket. Also, I am wondering if the heating element will cause premature fading of the LEDs???<br />
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I know they can resist some heat, although I imagine they will survive okay if the temp underneath never goes above 100 Celsius. I've never tried boiling LEDs though. Heck, most solder melts around 200, and I know the leads are very excellent heat-conductors. Anybody know what temperature blue/white…
If only they will create a screw-in replacement module (LED/heating coil) that screws into the light socket. Also, I am wondering if the heating element will cause premature fading of the LEDs???<br />
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I know they can resist some heat, although I imagine they will survive okay if the temp underneath never goes above 100 Celsius. I've never tried boiling LEDs though. Heck, most solder melts around 200, and I know the leads are very excellent heat-conductors. Anybody know what temperature blue/white LEDs break down at?