So the lamp I've been currently been fixing only produces a large ball of blob one at a time. There would be a long pauses at every blob formation. It looks to struggle to separate from the coil. I just want someone with experience to diagnose the situation and provide a solution.
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Good timing on this question because I'm having the same problem with the vintage wax I am using for restorations.
I am finding that when some lava lamp Haggerty wax can change for years of use and, the original properties diminish
First, Try adding more SURF
If that has no effect, Try adding chemical contents to change the flexibility
How?
Pour the master fluid into a clean pitcher
Put the globe into a water bath and melt the wax
In a measuring cup put a glob of vaseline petroleum jelly
Melt that in a water bath as well (does not take long)
The amount you add depends on the size of the globe, start with a 1/2 teaspoon of melted vaseline to the wax
Stir gently with Bar-B-Que skewers or equlavent.
let cool
Add master fluid
Turn on and test run
BE CAREFUL
if you add too much vaseline you will have excessive flotation
You will have to either dilute that master fluid with distilled water to change the specific gravity or weigh the Lava down with PERC
Before anyone starts contaminating OG wax with Vaseline- have you actually tried this?
Because I have, and it clouds the water as soon as it warms up.
Yes I have
mine is clear
I got no clouding
Ant Bee said:
Before anyone starts contaminating OG wax with Vaseline- have you actually tried this?
Because I have, and it clouds the water as soon as it warms up.
Hey so your method seems to have worked. But the wax is just absorbing each other instead of bouncing off each other. and would adding more surf help break the wax up more to smaller blobs?
Claude J said:
Good timing on this question because I'm having the same problem with the vintage wax I am using for restorations.
I am finding that when some lava lamp Haggerty wax can change for years of use and, the original properties diminishFirst, Try adding more SURF
If that has no effect, Try adding chemical contents to change the flexibility
How?
Pour the master fluid into a clean pitcher
Put the globe into a water bath and melt the wax
In a measuring cup put a glob of vaseline petroleum jelly
Melt that in a water bath as well (does not take long)
The amount you add depends on the size of the globe, start with a 1/2 teaspoon of melted vaseline to the wax
Stir gently with Bar-B-Que skewers or equlavent.
let cool
Add master fluidTurn on and test run
BE CAREFUL
if you add too much vaseline you will have excessive flotationYou will have to either dilute that master fluid with distilled water to change the specific gravity or weigh the Lava down with PERC
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