All Discussions Tagged 'heat' - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T19:11:29Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=heat&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFluidium heat guardtag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-11-05:1566398:Topic:7523322020-11-05T21:26:58.219ZSteven Russellhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/StevenRussell
<p>Does anyone have a spare fluidium heat guard they could sell me?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Steve</p>
<p>Does anyone have a spare fluidium heat guard they could sell me?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Steve</p> GooKit Needs a lot of heattag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2014-03-16:1566398:Topic:5224942014-03-16T16:07:29.784ZKemptonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Kempton
<p>I asked this before and nobody really knew, so I am asking again after a while. Two of my goo kits both need a lot of heat to run. They take a few hours to heat on aristocrat bases and will not flow on century bases unless their is a 60 watt bulb. I know it is not a problem with the heating. Do i just need to run them some more, or is this normal sometimes. I know the wax is not defective because I refilled a 32oz globe and it flows so well words can't describe it. Any ideas why these globes…</p>
<p>I asked this before and nobody really knew, so I am asking again after a while. Two of my goo kits both need a lot of heat to run. They take a few hours to heat on aristocrat bases and will not flow on century bases unless their is a 60 watt bulb. I know it is not a problem with the heating. Do i just need to run them some more, or is this normal sometimes. I know the wax is not defective because I refilled a 32oz globe and it flows so well words can't describe it. Any ideas why these globes require so much heat?</p> Dimmer = lava flow magic! Especially in Summertag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-08-14:1566398:Topic:3162362011-08-14T21:37:32.759ZVintageKhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/VintageK
Hey all, I am living in a 3rd floor apartment in NYC, and its basically 80 degrees in here all the time even with the AC running. I recently received a red/yellow decorator enchantress just like my grandmother had but was hoping for the same majestic and slow flow that she had, but due to the heat, and her having central air and a habit of keeping her home at 69 degrees, mine looked quite unlike hers. I am a purist at heart, but also prefer the best flow possible in my lamps so I bought a…
Hey all, I am living in a 3rd floor apartment in NYC, and its basically 80 degrees in here all the time even with the AC running. I recently received a red/yellow decorator enchantress just like my grandmother had but was hoping for the same majestic and slow flow that she had, but due to the heat, and her having central air and a habit of keeping her home at 69 degrees, mine looked quite unlike hers. I am a purist at heart, but also prefer the best flow possible in my lamps so I bought a dimmer and must tell you it is MAGIC. I dimmed it just slightly and the flow is perfect! I highly recommend you get one for your lamp if yours tend to run to hot and break up into too many balls etc. Just thought i'd share! Keep cool ~Kyle Warm Up Time?tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-10-17:1566398:Topic:1180172009-10-17T00:58:16.320ZChris Oliverhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ChrisOliver
Hey guys,<br />
I'm sure this has been asked but I can't find a direct answer, so here goes.<br />
How long do Lava Lamps take to warm up these days?. I know it depends on the size and room temp, so lets say the Mathmos Astrobaby. Approximately how long would the wax take to start moving?.<br />
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I have a Lava Lamp that I bought from Woolworths just after the Millennium and it still takes about two hours to warm up. I have since been told that they can warm up in as little as 10 - 30 minutes. How long do your…
Hey guys,<br />
I'm sure this has been asked but I can't find a direct answer, so here goes.<br />
How long do Lava Lamps take to warm up these days?. I know it depends on the size and room temp, so lets say the Mathmos Astrobaby. Approximately how long would the wax take to start moving?.<br />
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I have a Lava Lamp that I bought from Woolworths just after the Millennium and it still takes about two hours to warm up. I have since been told that they can warm up in as little as 10 - 30 minutes. How long do your Lava Lamps take and what do you have?. I think I may be in need of an upgrade.<br />
Thanks For advanced lava engineers - heat but no lighttag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-05-21:1566398:Topic:955202009-05-21T07:33:06.103ZReszoundhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/RodEnnis
I have a silverwax glitter ball baby astro and as good as it looks on, I reckon it looks even better when it's flowing but switched off - like blobs of mercury. Has anyone managed to find a way of blocking the light from the bulb but letting the heat through so that the wax will melt and flow?
I have a silverwax glitter ball baby astro and as good as it looks on, I reckon it looks even better when it's flowing but switched off - like blobs of mercury. Has anyone managed to find a way of blocking the light from the bulb but letting the heat through so that the wax will melt and flow? HOT LAVA!tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2008-05-06:1566398:Topic:349332008-05-06T08:44:39.042ZAlita Jeanhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/StarDust
So I went out to Spenser's on Sunday and bought two 52oz Lava Lamps. My fiance and I sat and watched for a long time as a stalagmite formed, then a while later, the infamous "spurting" event when the warm lava erupts into the still cold water like a volcano. Finally, the column breaks and collapses. On one of the lamps, I had to jiggle slightly because a massive clot of semisolid lava had formed at the top and gotten stuck there. Slowly, the movement started up in each lamp, but mainly just a…
So I went out to Spenser's on Sunday and bought two 52oz Lava Lamps. My fiance and I sat and watched for a long time as a stalagmite formed, then a while later, the infamous "spurting" event when the warm lava erupts into the still cold water like a volcano. Finally, the column breaks and collapses. On one of the lamps, I had to jiggle slightly because a massive clot of semisolid lava had formed at the top and gotten stuck there. Slowly, the movement started up in each lamp, but mainly just a couple of large blobs go up and then back down again, not the classic flow like that of my old USA 32oz Midnight Blue. So I walk to Lowe's (there's one just two blocks from my house, yay) and buy two 60 watt ceiling fan bulbs, which have the same form factor as the default 40 watt appliance bulb, and "upgrade" my lamp. I put the still-warm globes back on the bases, and a short time later, the lava has definitely got that classic flow pattern just like my USA lamp. Several hours later that night, I dropped off my fiance, came back inside, and turned both the lamps off to go to sleep. Monday morning, I turned them back on, then later in the day, I left for work (my job starts at 2:00pm FYI). The lamps were flowing nicely when I left, but when I return home from work, I was greeted by a scary sight: the entire mass of lava from both lamps is cooking at the top, and the airspace under the bottle cap was much smaller than normal. I turn off both lamps and set the globes flat on the table, but it was at least 25-30 minutes before the Lava blobs moved away from the top. I swapped the 60s with the original 40s, replaced the globes, and the many suspended lava blobs slowly began to perform their magical dance once again.<br />
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The flow has remained very nice ever since. I guess what I'm trying to say is to be patient because it can take a long time to achieve optimal flow, esp on a brand new lamp.<br />
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Oh, and be extremely cautious and make sure you absolutely know what you are doing before changing the wattage. I want to shoot light through a lava lamp to light a scene for a film project. what do I need to know?tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2007-12-05:1566398:Topic:25242007-12-05T09:41:25.954ZTrevor Yuenhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TrevorYuen
hey oozin..<br />
<br />
i've got a question for you guys. I'm pointing a hot light at a lava lamp at pretty close range. I know that sucker is gonna pop if it gets too hot - but how far can I push?<br />
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I'm already doing a couple things to reduce the amount of heat going through the lava lamp - the light is positioned underneath the lava lamp, and is bouncing off a close wall up through the lamp. it's also passing through silk diffusion and a single flag (effectively reducing light by 50%), leaving the scene…
hey oozin..<br />
<br />
i've got a question for you guys. I'm pointing a hot light at a lava lamp at pretty close range. I know that sucker is gonna pop if it gets too hot - but how far can I push?<br />
<br />
I'm already doing a couple things to reduce the amount of heat going through the lava lamp - the light is positioned underneath the lava lamp, and is bouncing off a close wall up through the lamp. it's also passing through silk diffusion and a single flag (effectively reducing light by 50%), leaving the scene overall fairly dark.<br />
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with that kind of mechanism in place, would it be SAFE? shooting light through that lava lamp? I would of course take precautions of not turning the light on until necessary, but it does need to have a major presence in the scene.<br />
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I can't afford to have a meltdown or worse yet an Explosion. i heard about those Darwin awards, you kno..