Restoring a Mk1 Astro - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T06:16:44Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/restoring-a-mk1-astro?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A699586&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat's quite a few boxes...
G…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-26:1566398:Comment:7009252019-10-26T04:57:17.764Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>That's quite a few boxes...</p>
<p><br/>G & T is our basic Brit cure-all go-to remedy - gin and tonic</p>
<p>That's quite a few boxes...</p>
<p><br/>G & T is our basic Brit cure-all go-to remedy - gin and tonic</p> MY gal Kari must have been a…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-25:1566398:Comment:7009242019-10-25T23:07:39.429ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>MY gal Kari must have been a jigsaw puzzle champion~!</p>
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<p>MY gal Kari must have been a jigsaw puzzle champion~!</p>
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G&T?
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<p>ok ya got me</p>
<p>G&T?</p>
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<p>ok ya got me</p>
<p>G&T?</p>
<p></p> Hi guys,
From what I can reme…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-25:1566398:Comment:7012002019-10-25T16:34:52.471Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>From what I can remember of my house-move (five years ago) the most important thing was G&T.... lots and lots of G&T</p>
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<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>From what I can remember of my house-move (five years ago) the most important thing was G&T.... lots and lots of G&T</p>
<p>A</p> Mr MaGoo said:
Sits and wat…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-25:1566398:Comment:7011992019-10-25T16:13:35.071ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3679769837?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3679769837?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/restoring-a-mk1-astro?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A700895&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment700895"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sits and watches with his bucket of popcorn!…</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3679769837?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3679769837?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> <br/> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/restoring-a-mk1-astro?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A700895&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment700895"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sits and watches with his bucket of popcorn! :)</p>
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</blockquote> Sits and watches with his buc…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-25:1566398:Comment:7008952019-10-25T16:07:17.617ZMr MaGoohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrMaGoo
<p>Sits and watches with his bucket of popcorn! :)</p>
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<p>Sits and watches with his bucket of popcorn! :)</p>
<p></p> Well we are one step closer,…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-24:1566398:Comment:7010002019-10-24T15:06:51.506ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>Well we are one step closer, all the lava lab boxes are now in one place ready for placement on the rack,</p>
<p>My Gal got all the 300+ lamps boxes stacked so we can now park int he garage</p>
<p>Hopefully this weekend i can find what your looking for</p>
<p>Well we are one step closer, all the lava lab boxes are now in one place ready for placement on the rack,</p>
<p>My Gal got all the 300+ lamps boxes stacked so we can now park int he garage</p>
<p>Hopefully this weekend i can find what your looking for</p> Thanks for the inputs; those…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-24:1566398:Comment:7009932019-10-24T09:03:26.708Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>Thanks for the inputs; those Castelco switches would be very suitable for the later Crestworth ones - really useful, thanks!</p>
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<p>Otherwise it looks like the boot sales for 60s lamps - to cannibalise for their flex.... and the eBay trawl ditto, good thought...</p>
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<p>One thought - I wonder if American flex is available with the RBG colour code in the thinner gauge - 3-4mm? Perhaps you're not so hamstrung by Health and Safety regulations as we are over here? It's got to…</p>
<p>Thanks for the inputs; those Castelco switches would be very suitable for the later Crestworth ones - really useful, thanks!</p>
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<p>Otherwise it looks like the boot sales for 60s lamps - to cannibalise for their flex.... and the eBay trawl ditto, good thought...</p>
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<p>One thought - I wonder if American flex is available with the RBG colour code in the thinner gauge - 3-4mm? Perhaps you're not so hamstrung by Health and Safety regulations as we are over here? It's got to carry max 40w on 220/240v, as I guess you already know</p>
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<p>And if anyone does have any of these switches in their spares/treasures box, I would raid mine for a suitable swap?</p> You may struggle to find flex…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-20:1566398:Comment:6998682019-10-20T10:52:33.689ZEliothttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/EliotLees
<p>You may struggle to find flex small enough to fit through the hole on the base and/or entry points of the switch. For a long time now the plugs and sockets regulation only permits 3A or 13A fuses to be fitted to appliances being sold, and of course the smallest flex available has to be capable of carrying 3A. This means the smallest flex available now is 0.5sqmm, far larger than the original, which means it probably won't fit.</p>
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<p>I'd say your best bet would be to either look for…</p>
<p>You may struggle to find flex small enough to fit through the hole on the base and/or entry points of the switch. For a long time now the plugs and sockets regulation only permits 3A or 13A fuses to be fitted to appliances being sold, and of course the smallest flex available has to be capable of carrying 3A. This means the smallest flex available now is 0.5sqmm, far larger than the original, which means it probably won't fit.</p>
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<p>I'd say your best bet would be to either look for old stock, or potentially pick up an old table lamp from a car boot sale or antiques shop, that has its original flex still in good condition, and use that.</p>
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<p>I don't know of any manufacturer of switches quite like the originals. The closest you'll get are the 1A torpedo switches made by a company called Castelco. They're the little oval shaped ones with a press switch on the side, much like the ones Crestworth used in the late 60s and 70s.</p> Hi Claude!
That would be grea…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-10-20:1566398:Comment:7000392019-10-20T05:38:03.059Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>Hi Claude!</p>
<p>That would be great, thanks - even a near-miss would probably work if it's UK voltage</p>
<p>Glad to hear the move finally happened, btw...</p>
<p>Hi Claude!</p>
<p>That would be great, thanks - even a near-miss would probably work if it's UK voltage</p>
<p>Glad to hear the move finally happened, btw...</p>