All Discussions Tagged 'Bulb_Swap' - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T10:48:39Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Bulb_Swap&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHalogen Changeovertag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2014-09-25:1566398:Topic:5505352014-09-25T16:50:31.045ZVOXulhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/NickM278
<p>Hello all you gootiful people!</p>
<p>I have a science experiment going on at the moment and was looking for any input on what I may be doing right/wrong/extremely dangerous/absolutely pointless.</p>
<p>I have a Lumisource Pillar lava lamp seen here:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3036774491?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3036774491?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></img></a> This lamp officially runs off of an …</p>
<p>Hello all you gootiful people!</p>
<p>I have a science experiment going on at the moment and was looking for any input on what I may be doing right/wrong/extremely dangerous/absolutely pointless.</p>
<p>I have a Lumisource Pillar lava lamp seen here:</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3036774491?profile=original"><img width="250" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3036774491?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"/></a>This lamp officially runs off of an <a href="http://www.lightingzilla.com/sat-s4701.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw-o6hBRDOmsPSjqakuzYSJADR2V3SVRGNC8mReDatR6iikVFRsb-9QEK6AN6G421oSGSzyBoCo_rw_wcB" target="_blank">60w R14 bulb</a> that is near impossible to find, and when found is fairly expensive. I have tried the 40w version that is more common and cheaper but it does not work properly.</p>
<p>This week I picked up a 75w Halogen bulb in a similar intermediate base seen <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-75MR16-FL-Intermediate-Reflector/dp/B0077MP19Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411662941&sr=8-1&keywords=Sunlite+75MR16%2FN%2FFL+75-Watt+Halogen+MR16" target="_blank">here,</a> and a dimmer as well to calm her down. After opening up the base, adjusting bulb height since it was a wee bit taller than the incandescent it needs, and seeing that the bulb holder is rated to run up to 75w (most likely incandescent only but....it works for the halogen) I put it all back together and fired it up.</p>
<p>What I have experienced so far is that the halogen does heat and melt the wax in a rather timely manner, almost too fast, yet leaves the master fluid just above room temperature. So I have wax at full melt just kind of hanging out at the bottom, blobbing once in a while, but the fluids are remaining too cold to allow for proper flow. It is similar behavior to running it with the lower 40w incan but the wax is fully ready to rock and roll.</p>
<p>Part of my concern is the extremely high heat that collects around the base of the lamp which I am sure is similar to the very bottom of the glass vessel. At about 80% power the base nears a blistering hot level and gets slightly colder the lower I dim. I have a feeling that running this bulb at full 75w power in the lamp may cause harm to the vessel in either a wax destroying sense or the glass just breaking from heat, could this be a possibility?</p>
<p>I have tried pulling a heavy cotton sock down over the top of the vessel to try to get the fluids to warm up but its temperature seems to peak and not get hot enough to flow all the while the bottom of the globe is ready to cook breakfast on. Am I not seeing a crucial variable to this switch over? I know the heat levels that come from a halogen can far exceed those of an incandescent. Is the property of the halogen different with distance heat spread in comparison to an incandescent though?</p>
<p>I know the reflector on this bulb is very efficient but it doesn't seem to want to get the master fluid warm, almost like all of the heat is taken into the metal housing of the base and not transferred into the fluids.</p>
<p>If anyone has gone through trials of a similar nature I would love to hear input from you. </p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">TL:DR- Changed 60w incandescent lamp over to 75w halogen with dimmer. Wax melts full, base hot enough to cook on, master fluid luke warm. Poor flow properties and a fear that at full power the halogen may do some damage. Any ideas? Thank you in advance for any help I may receive from my fellow gooheads.</span><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>