Incandescent bulbs and the destiny of the lava lamps - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T23:52:33Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A712261&feed=yes&xn_auth=nohttps://www.ebay.it/itm/Halog…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-11:1566398:Comment:7123332020-06-11T22:55:00.412ZChristianhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Christian
<p><a href="https://www.ebay.it/itm/Halogen-Reflektor-PAR16-40W-E14-Alu-warmweis-40-Watt-warmweis-dimmbar-flood-35/352785938495?hash=item5223ae383f:g:zZIAAOSw62JdeJJ7" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.it/itm/Halogen-Reflektor-PAR16-40W-E14-Alu-warmweis-40-Watt-warmweis-dimmbar-flood-35/352785938495?hash=item5223ae383f:g:zZIAAOSw62JdeJJ7</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr T said:…</cite></p>
<p><a href="https://www.ebay.it/itm/Halogen-Reflektor-PAR16-40W-E14-Alu-warmweis-40-Watt-warmweis-dimmbar-flood-35/352785938495?hash=item5223ae383f:g:zZIAAOSw62JdeJJ7" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.it/itm/Halogen-Reflektor-PAR16-40W-E14-Alu-warmweis-40-Watt-warmweis-dimmbar-flood-35/352785938495?hash=item5223ae383f:g:zZIAAOSw62JdeJJ7</a><br/> <br/> <cite>Mr T said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps?xg_source=activity#1566398Comment712170"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello Fernando.</p>
<p>You might find this useful.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=40W+SES+wide+flood+halogen&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=mathmos+fluidium+lava+lamp+bulb">https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&...</a></p>
<p>Also Mathmos still sell bulbs although they are expensive. They have a special exemption to sell the bulbs for lighting their lava lamps and they say they have an ongoing supply. But this could change in the future if the rules change.</p>
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</blockquote> Mathmos has told me that thei…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-11:1566398:Comment:7124122020-06-11T19:44:48.570ZMr Thttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrT
<p>Mathmos has told me that their Astro SES bulb will fit the Fluidium.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Fernando Nicotera said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A712185&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment712183"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yeah i know they sell bulbs, but they do not sell bulbs for fluidiums anymore... The closest thing to them are the astro bulbs, do they…</p>
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<p>Mathmos has told me that their Astro SES bulb will fit the Fluidium.<br/> <br/> <cite>Fernando Nicotera said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A712185&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment712183"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yeah i know they sell bulbs, but they do not sell bulbs for fluidiums anymore... The closest thing to them are the astro bulbs, do they work on fluidiums?<br/> <br/> <cite>Mr T said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps#1566398Comment712170"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello Fernando.</p>
<p>You might find this useful.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=40W+SES+wide+flood+halogen&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=mathmos+fluidium+lava+lamp+bulb">https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&...</a></p>
<p>Also Mathmos still sell bulbs although they are expensive. They have a special exemption to sell the bulbs for lighting their lava lamps and they say they have an ongoing supply. But this could change in the future if the rules change.</p>
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</blockquote> I'd assume the bulbs Mathmos…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-11:1566398:Comment:7122612020-06-11T19:41:40.050ZAlfredhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Alfred
<p>I'd assume the bulbs Mathmos sells have been well tested, though FWIW they do seem to be frequently out of stock. I do have a few, but haven't had to use one yet.</p>
<p>Note, it looks like the Mathmos bulbs do use a full reflector, not a dichroic filter. This kind of bulb should reflect most of the IR radiation (and thus most of the heat from the bulb) up towards the globe. Halogen bulbs with dichroic filters reflect visible light upwards, but allow IR to pass through the filter to make the…</p>
<p>I'd assume the bulbs Mathmos sells have been well tested, though FWIW they do seem to be frequently out of stock. I do have a few, but haven't had to use one yet.</p>
<p>Note, it looks like the Mathmos bulbs do use a full reflector, not a dichroic filter. This kind of bulb should reflect most of the IR radiation (and thus most of the heat from the bulb) up towards the globe. Halogen bulbs with dichroic filters reflect visible light upwards, but allow IR to pass through the filter to make the bulb feel less hot from below. These can usually be identified by the filter's semi-transparent green or purple color which varies with viewing angle.</p> Mathmos still sell halogen Fl…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-11:1566398:Comment:7121852020-06-11T19:32:23.137Zlampfancyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/lampfancy
<p>Mathmos still sell halogen Fluidum bulbs <a href="https://www.mathmos.com/fluidium-lava-lamp-bulbs.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a> - although personally I don't trust those halogen bulbs in a Fluidium, they are larger than the incandescent bulbs and sit very close to the 'fins' on the inside of the base, I fear they would fry the base over time. Mine seems to run fine on an r39 30w reflector bulb, if yours is the model fitted with a glass heat shield you could use the…</p>
<p>Mathmos still sell halogen Fluidum bulbs <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.mathmos.com/fluidium-lava-lamp-bulbs.html" target="_blank">here</a> - although personally I don't trust those halogen bulbs in a Fluidium, they are larger than the incandescent bulbs and sit very close to the 'fins' on the inside of the base, I fear they would fry the base over time. Mine seems to run fine on an r39 30w reflector bulb, if yours is the model fitted with a glass heat shield you could use the 40w SES 'Golf-ball' type bulb aswell - you can still get these on Amazon, as mentioned they are subject to a special purpose exemption so are still legal to sell as long as it's not for 'general purpose' lighting.</p> Yeah i know they sell bulbs,…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-11:1566398:Comment:7121832020-06-11T13:47:26.768ZFernando Nicoterahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/FernandoNicotera
<p>Yeah i know they sell bulbs, but they do not sell bulbs for fluidiums anymore... The closest thing to them are the astro bulbs, do they work on fluidiums?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr T said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps#1566398Comment712170"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello Fernando.</p>
<p>You might find this useful.…</p>
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<p>Yeah i know they sell bulbs, but they do not sell bulbs for fluidiums anymore... The closest thing to them are the astro bulbs, do they work on fluidiums?<br/> <br/> <cite>Mr T said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps#1566398Comment712170"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello Fernando.</p>
<p>You might find this useful.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=40W+SES+wide+flood+halogen&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=mathmos+fluidium+lava+lamp+bulb">https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&...</a></p>
<p>Also Mathmos still sell bulbs although they are expensive. They have a special exemption to sell the bulbs for lighting their lava lamps and they say they have an ongoing supply. But this could change in the future if the rules change.</p>
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</blockquote> Hello Fernando.
You might fin…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-10:1566398:Comment:7121702020-06-10T18:18:56.822ZMr Thttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrT
<p>Hello Fernando.</p>
<p>You might find this useful.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=40W+SES+wide+flood+halogen&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=mathmos+fluidium+lava+lamp+bulb" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&amp...</a></p>
<p>Also Mathmos still sell bulbs although they are expensive. They have a special exemption to sell the bulbs for lighting their lava lamps…</p>
<p>Hello Fernando.</p>
<p>You might find this useful.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=40W+SES+wide+flood+halogen&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=mathmos+fluidium+lava+lamp+bulb">https://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&amp...</a></p>
<p>Also Mathmos still sell bulbs although they are expensive. They have a special exemption to sell the bulbs for lighting their lava lamps and they say they have an ongoing supply. But this could change in the future if the rules change.</p>
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<p></p> The main problem is that even…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-10:1566398:Comment:7123202020-06-10T16:49:12.140ZFernando Nicoterahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/FernandoNicotera
<p>The main problem is that even if I stockpile on bulbs, this hobby still remains not sustainable... Mathmos should have found a solution by now, incandescent and halogen bulbs have been banned for years<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps#1566398Comment712317"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I spoke to local hardware shop and there was a loop hole in the law that some…</p>
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<p>The main problem is that even if I stockpile on bulbs, this hobby still remains not sustainable... Mathmos should have found a solution by now, incandescent and halogen bulbs have been banned for years<br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/incandescent-bulbs-and-the-destiny-of-the-lava-lamps#1566398Comment712317"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I spoke to local hardware shop and there was a loop hole in the law that some bulbs are still being produced. i think it be quite a few years before there are no <span>incandescent or Halogen bulbs available, problem is bulbs for the fluidium youre either gonna have to go for a 40watt golf ball shape ( and purchase a glass heat shield ) from Goolamp online or try a 30watt reflector edison small screw in bulb. </span></p>
<p><span>Ive stocked piled up on bulbs so have plenty to last me years, sounds drastic but just incase. if your planing to buy bulbs go for a good brand name, if the bulbs cheap chances are it wont last long as ive found out </span></p>
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</blockquote> I spoke to local hardware sho…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-10:1566398:Comment:7123172020-06-10T16:15:32.927ZJohnnyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnny518
<p>I spoke to local hardware shop and there was a loop hole in the law that some bulbs are still being produced. i think it be quite a few years before there are no <span>incandescent or Halogen bulbs available, problem is bulbs for the fluidium youre either gonna have to go for a 40watt golf ball shape ( and purchase a glass heat shield ) from Goolamp online or try a 30watt reflector edison small screw in bulb. </span></p>
<p><span>Ive stocked piled up on bulbs so have plenty to last me years,…</span></p>
<p>I spoke to local hardware shop and there was a loop hole in the law that some bulbs are still being produced. i think it be quite a few years before there are no <span>incandescent or Halogen bulbs available, problem is bulbs for the fluidium youre either gonna have to go for a 40watt golf ball shape ( and purchase a glass heat shield ) from Goolamp online or try a 30watt reflector edison small screw in bulb. </span></p>
<p><span>Ive stocked piled up on bulbs so have plenty to last me years, sounds drastic but just incase. if your planing to buy bulbs go for a good brand name, if the bulbs cheap chances are it wont last long as ive found out </span></p> Lava lamps are doomed for sur…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-06-10:1566398:Comment:7123142020-06-10T13:21:59.893ZZapiaohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Zapiao
<p>Lava lamps are doomed for sure.</p>
<p>Lava lamps are doomed for sure.</p>