"Hi there, beautiful lamp. Try running it for 6 hrs a day for a couple of weeks and see if it clears up. I have an astro blue green that goes cloudy when cold but clears beautifully after a few hours. Strange i know, but some Mathmos bottles can be…"
James's Discussions
Cloudy Telstar Replacement Bottle
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mr T Aug 12. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hey All, so the telstar I ordered a couple of months ago started having sticking wax. Mathmos recommended I run it longer, submerge it in hot (not boiling) water etc... Everything I tried didn't…Continue
Help with Re-Wiring Astro
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Jul 18. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hey all,I was planning to convert my Astro to US wiring using the post by Brad on here, but the keyless socket I ordered looks a bit different than what was on the home depot website. Has the design…Continue
Telstar Slow Flow
Started this discussion. Last reply by Johnny Jun 17. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hey all!I got my second imported Mathmos, a beautiful copper/black Telstar with Green/Blue bottle. I'm using a converter for the wattage. This is probably the 5th or 6th time I'm running it and it…Continue
Mathmos Wall Neos (Violet/Pink)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lava_Head_UK Jun 3. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Just thought I'd share these beauties that I had forwarded from the UK to here in the US so I could decorate my living room a bit :)…Continue
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Cloudy Telstar Replacement Bottle
Hey All, so the telstar I ordered a couple of months ago started having sticking wax. Mathmos recommended I run it longer, submerge it in hot (not boiling) water etc... Everything I tried didn't help. They offered to send me a replacement bottle, which because I'm in the US, still cost me money to forward here. The bottle arrived upside down in the Mathmos box and it must've been shaken up in transit because it's all cloudy. I've run it a few days now, and it's cleared only the tiniest…See More
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Help with Re-Wiring Astro
Hey all,I was planning to convert my Astro to US wiring using the post by Brad on here, but the keyless socket I ordered looks a bit different than what was on the home depot website. Has the design changed or has anyone used this particular one? It seems the back plate/disk is now just this metal frame thing with the two screw holes. Not sure about mounting that underneath...…See More
"I'm so glad I found this post. I bought a used older astro base and cap off someone here and figured I could use that to make sure I can rewire these. If it works well, I'll be re-wiring the newer astro I have coming directly from Mathmos…"
"the pic in your link looks like its a good flow to be honest "
"Huh! I had seen some people complaining that the mathmos don't flow like the original crestworths did. Here's a timelapse of it going recently…"
"that stretchy flow is what craven walker did, unlike just blobs, if the coil isnt covered and the wax is going up just on one side of it then id say its to hot as in the wax isnt making contact with all of the coil.
But if it is and youre…"
"Mine in summer operates at +30ºC and flows very well. You know when is overheating because it will make many bubles flowing."
"Interesting... Another collector just got his imported to the US as well and said he was convinced that the 28W bulb wasn't strong enough, I wonder if that's the case with mine, given that I'm operating it in a room that's at…"
Telstar Slow Flow
Hey all!I got my second imported Mathmos, a beautiful copper/black Telstar with Green/Blue bottle. I'm using a converter for the wattage. This is probably the 5th or 6th time I'm running it and it flows...just really slowly. Like, it'll shoot up a big blob like in the image, usually one at a time and very slowly. Could it just need more time to break in? We're having some warmer days here so it is operating at a higher ambient temp than recommended (around 78 in the apartment), and while I'd be…See More
"They look great your pretty lucky, neither of my 2 Pink / Violet bottles flow at all they just melt and sit at the bottom so they will be returned :( "
"I guess...the photos on the mathmos website are pretty close, but in person it's maybe a bit cooler in color temperature, slightly more purple (not much) and overall just more saturated. I usually have mine on in the evening, so the purple…"
"Was a bit confused about the violet/pink colourway as some photos online seem to make it look very pink, others purple, whereas in some it just looks red, of course the colours don't always come out accurately on camera - which would you say…"
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- Something Interesting About Me:
- I'm an animator/motion graphics artist and have always been into games/toons/movies.
- Where I Live:
- Boston, MA
- My First Lava Lamp was:
- I think it was a 17" Silver Base with clear liquid and red wax, back in the 90s.
- My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
- 4
- My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
- My Mathmos Wall Neo units, silver fixture, violet fluid with pink wax.
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