Color Changing LED Lava Lamp - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T11:03:13Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A672708&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMaking these grande color cha…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-27:1566398:Comment:7183742020-09-27T15:36:34.806ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>Making these grande color changed lamps is quite a task</p>
<p>The last 2 are sold</p>
<p>I'm thinking the only way I would make more is if I do a large quantity at one time</p>
<p>Otherwise, it's just not time management worthy</p>
<p>That being said, I would need to have 5+ preorders prior to starting production again</p>
<p>Making these grande color changed lamps is quite a task</p>
<p>The last 2 are sold</p>
<p>I'm thinking the only way I would make more is if I do a large quantity at one time</p>
<p>Otherwise, it's just not time management worthy</p>
<p>That being said, I would need to have 5+ preorders prior to starting production again</p> Sorry Autumn - there's a four…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-25:1566398:Comment:7167292020-09-25T13:20:32.040Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>Sorry Autumn - there's a four-month black hole in my photos (lost in transfer and not backed up) which must have been when I was experimenting with these heat bulbs, I'll append a pic below of the two running on standard incandescent from 2017, but I don't post much so don't bother to photograph much either.</p>
<p>Re your question on full power, yes I used them in exactly the same way as their equivalent incandescent cousins, same wattage and same dimming procedures. They're fun for a while…</p>
<p>Sorry Autumn - there's a four-month black hole in my photos (lost in transfer and not backed up) which must have been when I was experimenting with these heat bulbs, I'll append a pic below of the two running on standard incandescent from 2017, but I don't post much so don't bother to photograph much either.</p>
<p>Re your question on full power, yes I used them in exactly the same way as their equivalent incandescent cousins, same wattage and same dimming procedures. They're fun for a while but I prefer the light.</p>
<p>Incidentally, I simply asked the (China) manufacturer of the 250w version if they had any 300w versions, and they ran me up half a dozen; this must have been in 2017, I don't have any details though.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7968809094?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7968809094?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Yeah that would be great. Whe…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-24:1566398:Comment:7163892020-09-24T16:01:00.380ZAutumnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Autumn
<p>Yeah that would be great. When you run it do you run it at full power?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>andy ross said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?xg_source=msg_com_forum&xg_raw_resources=1&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A641514&page=4#1566398Comment716383"><div><p>I've used a 250w (and a specially-ordered 300w) ceramic heater in Colossus, no problems</p>
<p>Will try to dig out photos if interested?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Claude J…</cite></p>
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<p>Yeah that would be great. When you run it do you run it at full power?<br/> <br/> <cite>andy ross said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?xg_source=msg_com_forum&xg_raw_resources=1&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A641514&page=4#1566398Comment716383"><div><p>I've used a 250w (and a specially-ordered 300w) ceramic heater in Colossus, no problems</p>
<p>Will try to dig out photos if interested?<br/> <br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716461&xg_raw_resources=1#1566398Comment716373"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Actually the heat transfer is less</p>
<p>I run a 150 watt in a Grandes with a set distance from the globe for safety</p>
<p>You can only find a max of 250 watts in these </p>
<p>I bought one for my colossus but never got around to using it (It was for glitter anyway)<br/> <br/> <cite>Autumn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716367"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Claude when you were doing these experiments did you ever measure the heat put off from the ceramic heating elements? How hot does a 100 watt heating element get compared to a 100 watt light bulb? I'm considering doing this for my colossus, but I'm hesitant due to the risks involved. These run at 250 watts and I fully expect a 250 watt ceramic heating element to blow up the globe.</p>
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I couldn't find…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-24:1566398:Comment:7164692020-09-24T07:03:57.555ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p><br></br> you're lucky</p>
<p>I couldn't find a 300 watt<br></br> <cite>andy ross said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716383&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716383"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've used a 250w (and a specially-ordered 300w) ceramic heater in Colossus, no problems</p>
<p>Will try to dig out photos if interested?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Claude J…</cite></p>
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<p><br/> you're lucky</p>
<p>I couldn't find a 300 watt<br/> <cite>andy ross said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716383&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716383"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've used a 250w (and a specially-ordered 300w) ceramic heater in Colossus, no problems</p>
<p>Will try to dig out photos if interested?<br/> <br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716461&xg_raw_resources=1#1566398Comment716373"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Actually the heat transfer is less</p>
<p>I run a 150 watt in a Grandes with a set distance from the globe for safety</p>
<p>You can only find a max of 250 watts in these </p>
<p>I bought one for my colossus but never got around to using it (It was for glitter anyway)<br/> <br/> <cite>Autumn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716367"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Claude when you were doing these experiments did you ever measure the heat put off from the ceramic heating elements? How hot does a 100 watt heating element get compared to a 100 watt light bulb? I'm considering doing this for my colossus, but I'm hesitant due to the risks involved. These run at 250 watts and I fully expect a 250 watt ceramic heating element to blow up the globe.</p>
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</blockquote> I've used a 250w (and a speci…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-24:1566398:Comment:7163832020-09-24T05:18:23.009Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>I've used a 250w (and a specially-ordered 300w) ceramic heater in Colossus, no problems</p>
<p>Will try to dig out photos if interested?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716461&xg_raw_resources=1#1566398Comment716373"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Actually the heat transfer is less</p>
<p>I run a 150 watt in a Grandes with a set distance from the globe…</p>
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<p>I've used a 250w (and a specially-ordered 300w) ceramic heater in Colossus, no problems</p>
<p>Will try to dig out photos if interested?<br/> <br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716461&xg_raw_resources=1#1566398Comment716373"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Actually the heat transfer is less</p>
<p>I run a 150 watt in a Grandes with a set distance from the globe for safety</p>
<p>You can only find a max of 250 watts in these </p>
<p>I bought one for my colossus but never got around to using it (It was for glitter anyway)<br/> <br/> <cite>Autumn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716367"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Claude when you were doing these experiments did you ever measure the heat put off from the ceramic heating elements? How hot does a 100 watt heating element get compared to a 100 watt light bulb? I'm considering doing this for my colossus, but I'm hesitant due to the risks involved. These run at 250 watts and I fully expect a 250 watt ceramic heating element to blow up the globe.</p>
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ou wil…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-24:1566398:Comment:7164612020-09-24T01:30:13.077ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p><br></br> its a 150 watt heater</p>
<p>ou will find 100 watt not enough to get flow if you space it properly</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Steven Wong said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment714918"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just bought a 100w ceramic heater for my grande, anyone still have a led ring and controller available or can recommend one…</p>
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<p><br/> its a 150 watt heater</p>
<p>ou will find 100 watt not enough to get flow if you space it properly</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Steven Wong said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment714918"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just bought a 100w ceramic heater for my grande, anyone still have a led ring and controller available or can recommend one off ebay? Looking to mod my purple liquid, yellow wax grande. Maybe even white gookit in the future if it doesnt clear up with running.</p>
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<p>it's all in the controller for the LEDs</p>
<p>I've experimented with over a dozen of them and found the RF one i use to be the most reliable considering the heat it is subjected to</p>
<p>There are app-based ones that use your phone to control color and function</p>
<p>You can also get them that are music-sensitive and will change to the bass beat</p>
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<p>I did a few of them in the smaller size,</p>
<p>The issue is room for the components increased heat factor, etc</p>
<p>I supposed…</p>
<p>it's all in the controller for the LEDs</p>
<p>I've experimented with over a dozen of them and found the RF one i use to be the most reliable considering the heat it is subjected to</p>
<p>There are app-based ones that use your phone to control color and function</p>
<p>You can also get them that are music-sensitive and will change to the bass beat</p>
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<p>I did a few of them in the smaller size,</p>
<p>The issue is room for the components increased heat factor, etc</p>
<p>I supposed if you made a module (like I did for my LUNAR) to work for smaller lamps?</p>
<p>you could make it a base that it sits on and run the wiring in the backside for the led and heater</p>
<p>I used a 16ga 8 conductor cable to accomplish that</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7963353880?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7963353880?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> <cite>Steven Russell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716370"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><span>Wow, I'm so glad I found this forum, I am literally in the process of figuring out how to do exactly what you have done. amazing idea to use that little heater bulb, didn't even know they existed. I was thinking of drilling into the bottle and putting a heating probe in the bottom and a heat sensor that was app controlled so i could adjust the heat/flow from my app. I'm definitely going to try your way first. I'm a fan of alexa so i tend to use dimmers and LEDs solutions that can be connected to wifi so i can tell alexa to "make the lava lamp green" etc. Congrats on a beautiful lamp though. I'm determined to build my own Smart Astro as I cannot get hold of one anywhere. </span></p>
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<p>Actually the heat transfer is less</p>
<p>I run a 150 watt in a Grandes with a set distance from the globe for safety</p>
<p>You can only find a max of 250 watts in these </p>
<p>I bought one for my colossus but never got around to using it (It was for glitter anyway)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Autumn said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Actually the heat transfer is less</p>
<p>I run a 150 watt in a Grandes with a set distance from the globe for safety</p>
<p>You can only find a max of 250 watts in these </p>
<p>I bought one for my colossus but never got around to using it (It was for glitter anyway)<br/> <br/> <cite>Autumn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/coloring-changing-led-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A716370&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment716367"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Claude when you were doing these experiments did you ever measure the heat put off from the ceramic heating elements? How hot does a 100 watt heating element get compared to a 100 watt light bulb? I'm considering doing this for my colossus, but I'm hesitant due to the risks involved. These run at 250 watts and I fully expect a 250 watt ceramic heating element to blow up the globe.</p>
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</blockquote> Wow, I'm so glad I found this…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-24:1566398:Comment:7163702020-09-24T01:06:38.758ZSteven Russellhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/StevenRussell
<p><span>Wow, I'm so glad I found this forum, I am literally in the process of figuring out how to do exactly what you have done. amazing idea to use that little heater bulb, didn't even know they existed. I was thinking of drilling into the bottle and putting a heating probe in the bottom and a heat sensor that was app controlled so i could adjust the heat/flow from my app. I'm definitely going to try your way first. I'm a fan of alexa so i tend to use dimmers and LEDs solutions that can be…</span></p>
<p><span>Wow, I'm so glad I found this forum, I am literally in the process of figuring out how to do exactly what you have done. amazing idea to use that little heater bulb, didn't even know they existed. I was thinking of drilling into the bottle and putting a heating probe in the bottom and a heat sensor that was app controlled so i could adjust the heat/flow from my app. I'm definitely going to try your way first. I'm a fan of alexa so i tend to use dimmers and LEDs solutions that can be connected to wifi so i can tell alexa to "make the lava lamp green" etc. Congrats on a beautiful lamp though. I'm determined to build my own Smart Astro as I cannot get hold of one anywhere. </span></p> Claude when you were doing th…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-09-23:1566398:Comment:7163672020-09-23T23:23:27.044ZAutumnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Autumn
<p>Claude when you were doing these experiments did you ever measure the heat put off from the ceramic heating elements? How hot does a 100 watt heating element get compared to a 100 watt light bulb? I'm considering doing this for my colossus, but I'm hesitant due to the risks involved. These run at 250 watts and I fully expect a 250 watt ceramic heating element to blow up the globe.</p>
<p>Claude when you were doing these experiments did you ever measure the heat put off from the ceramic heating elements? How hot does a 100 watt heating element get compared to a 100 watt light bulb? I'm considering doing this for my colossus, but I'm hesitant due to the risks involved. These run at 250 watts and I fully expect a 250 watt ceramic heating element to blow up the globe.</p>