"Considering the price of the lamps I totally agree they should all come with a dimmer, they don’t really work well without them and overheat really quickly. Every bottle is wildly different tho.
LEDs would have been cool in the iO too. I…"
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Mathmos iO overheating
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Dec 31, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone had any problems with the iO overheating? In mine the wax goes into one big lump and detaches from the coil after about 6 hours... the room temperature is only about 21 degrees.Continue
Clear vs frosted bulb
Started this discussion. Last reply by perishingtardis Aug 17, 2017. 3 Replies 1 Like
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…Continue
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Mathmos Fireflow overheating
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nee Jun 2, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Got a brand new Mathmos Fireflow R1 today. I used the supplied tealight. Within 20 minutes the lamp was bubbling very nicely, but within 1 hour it was bubbling furiously, and then within 1.5 hours it…Continue
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Mathmos bulbs
Started this discussion. Last reply by perishingtardis Feb 25, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi guys.I've just bought received a new GU10 bulb from Mathmos for my heritage Astro. As you probably know, they are very expensive - £9.80 each!When the bulb arrived, I noticed it does come in a…Continue
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"They experimented with heating plates years ago with the Smart Astro. I never had one but apparently it didn't work well in practice, so I guess they abandoned the idea. I am gutted for you - it is not nice to have to send back something you…"
"Unfortunately the design and build of the IO seemed very rushed. Things like adding a dimmer would have been a simple thing. Or even added a heating element and then used led for the light source. Giving the lamp a more moden feel. Im still so…"
"Thanks for the advice Paul. I actually ordered a plug-in dimmer yesterday - hopefully it does the trick. Still though, if Mathmos have tested these they should know they overheat quickly and a dimmer should be supplied for free."
"Just needs a dimmer. I use them for every lamp, still no idea why the only one that included one was the Lunar.
I give it a couple of hours to warm up at max then drop it work to about 20%, should be good for hours then. "
"Yes I actually ordered one of those dimmers shortly before you posted! This should help, as I've noticed it's actually very bright to look at too! Still, I feel that since a dimmer was not included (unlike the Lunar), the lamp ought to be…"
Mathmos iO overheating
Anyone had any problems with the iO overheating? In mine the wax goes into one big lump and detaches from the coil after about 6 hours... the room temperature is only about 21 degrees.See More
"Anyone had any problems with the iO overheating? In mine the wax goes into one big lump and detaches from the coil after about 6 hours... the room temperature is only about 21 degrees."
"Ahh... I hadn't actually looked in the Pics thread, thanks for pointing that out. I can see now that the window is actually bigger on one side than the other, as the two metal rods aren't directly opposite each other.
I am gonna love this.…"
"Glad to hear it has a great flow! I never had a Lunar but very happy to hear this flows beautifully.
It's strange that you've already got your lamp if it's not a numbered one. Did you order it on the first day it was released? I got…"
"Looks brilliant! How does the flow compare with a Lunar?? (I ask since the bulb is different.)"
"You've got me all excited for mine to arrive! What number of the First 100 did you get?"
"I was lucky enough to get one. Now all I need is a place in the house to actually put it... guess I'll just take the drum kit out of my bedroom and scrap it haha, lava lamp more important"
"The slimmer design than the Lunar is nice"
"Finally! I'm getting one for Christmas!"
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- Something Interesting About Me:
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- Where I Live:
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- My First Lava Lamp was:
- Astro Baby
- My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
- 3
- My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
- Heritage Astro.
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- At 7:11pm on February 17, 2017,
Modulo '70 said…
- Hi there and welcome to Oozing Goo. I've had trouble with these Mathmos bulbs. One blew after just a handful of runs (copper heritage Astro) the other one fared far worse still, just 20 minutes or less (new Astro metallic). None too impressed although Mathmos did kindly send some replacement bulbs.
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