UK Smart Astro review - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T09:34:27Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A378608&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCongrats with your lamps Jeth…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-03-08:1566398:Comment:3786082012-03-08T20:51:28.184ZGandhimanhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Gandhiman
<p>Congrats with your lamps Jethro, hope they will serve you well without the frustration many Smart Astro owners have had :-)</p>
<p>The Smart Astro is, in fully working condition, an amazing lamp, the problem is that the technology seems unstable, too many problems with the LED´s, unstable fitting of the bottle in the base, grainy lava, overheat issues etc. If Mathmos could make them right, and able to function for years and years like the regular Astros, then it would be worth the money. As…</p>
<p>Congrats with your lamps Jethro, hope they will serve you well without the frustration many Smart Astro owners have had :-)</p>
<p>The Smart Astro is, in fully working condition, an amazing lamp, the problem is that the technology seems unstable, too many problems with the LED´s, unstable fitting of the bottle in the base, grainy lava, overheat issues etc. If Mathmos could make them right, and able to function for years and years like the regular Astros, then it would be worth the money. As it is now, I don´t trust the technology, and all in all, would prefer the old Astros, which is only about 60% of the price of the Smart Astro.</p> Hi I would contact Mathmos ab…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-03-08:1566398:Comment:3785352012-03-08T20:46:34.073ZLava_Head_UKhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/LavaHead
Hi I would contact Mathmos about the cloudy bottle, and in my opinion the bottle on the right has not been filled correctly, all my Astro bottles are filled to the level of the left hand side bottle.<br />
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Hope your enjoying your lamps :-)
Hi I would contact Mathmos about the cloudy bottle, and in my opinion the bottle on the right has not been filled correctly, all my Astro bottles are filled to the level of the left hand side bottle.<br />
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Hope your enjoying your lamps :-) Making the Heat element contr…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-03-08:1566398:Comment:3787102012-03-08T19:50:19.622ZDa9Lhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DanielJoergensen
<p>Making the Heat element controlable shouldnt be that hard to do by your self, bit ofcourse better to have it from the manufactor :) Thanks for the review !</p>
<p>Making the Heat element controlable shouldnt be that hard to do by your self, bit ofcourse better to have it from the manufactor :) Thanks for the review !</p> I'd like the rapid warm up an…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-03-08:1566398:Comment:3784692012-03-08T18:47:12.973ZJethrohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jethro
<p>I'd like the rapid warm up and then maybe we could use regular Astro bottles on them.</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review#1566398Comment375785"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yeah, being able to control that heating element would be the next step to customize the flow to your liking.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Aladdin 2 Lava said:…</cite></p>
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<p>I'd like the rapid warm up and then maybe we could use regular Astro bottles on them.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review#1566398Comment375785"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yeah, being able to control that heating element would be the next step to customize the flow to your liking.<br/> <br/> <cite>Aladdin 2 Lava said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review#1566398Comment375489"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Its a shame there's no manual thermostat control, maybe something to come !</p>
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</blockquote> Yeah, being able to control t…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-24:1566398:Comment:3757852012-02-24T17:56:19.184ZMr MaGoohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrMaGoo
<p>Yeah, being able to control that heating element would be the next step to customize the flow to your liking.<br/> <br/> <cite>Aladdin 2 Lava said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review#1566398Comment375489"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Its a shame there's no manual thermostat control, maybe something to come !</p>
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<p>Yeah, being able to control that heating element would be the next step to customize the flow to your liking.<br/> <br/> <cite>Aladdin 2 Lava said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review#1566398Comment375489"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Its a shame there's no manual thermostat control, maybe something to come !</p>
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</blockquote> Its a shame there's no manual…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-23:1566398:Comment:3754892012-02-23T20:46:55.439ZAladdin 2 Lavahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Aladdin_Sane
<p>Its a shame there's no manual thermostat control, maybe something to come !</p>
<p>Its a shame there's no manual thermostat control, maybe something to come !</p> I have two UK Smart Astros th…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-23:1566398:Comment:3754842012-02-23T20:04:04.893ZJethrohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jethro
<p>I have two UK Smart Astros that I've been conditioning for several weeks. The liquid is clear not cloudy but does have a few smart artifacts in it.</p>
<p>The goo seems grainy and not as uniform as I would hope. It also seems to have a narrow window of operation...between when it's properly warmed up and it starts breaking into smaller blobs that live at the top. </p>
<p>The power supply also gets warmer than I would expect, but perhaps a contributing factor might be the long light gauge…</p>
<p>I have two UK Smart Astros that I've been conditioning for several weeks. The liquid is clear not cloudy but does have a few smart artifacts in it.</p>
<p>The goo seems grainy and not as uniform as I would hope. It also seems to have a narrow window of operation...between when it's properly warmed up and it starts breaking into smaller blobs that live at the top. </p>
<p>The power supply also gets warmer than I would expect, but perhaps a contributing factor might be the long light gauge DC cord might create some high resistance.</p>
<p>Would like for the LEDs to be brighter but it is nice to tune the color or have the light rotate through colors.</p>
<p>Generally I appluad the work that Mathos has done in advancing lava light technology with temp control and innovations that benefit from mass production. I hope Mathmos doesn't lose sight of basic elements from the 60s: goo texture, vessels, color options, and quality control.</p> What are their respective col…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-01:1566398:Comment:3702752012-02-01T10:03:57.510ZAnson Cheunghttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/gbdjlava
<p>What are their respective colour ranges?</p>
<p>What are their respective colour ranges?</p> Yep, mostly, but now it's mor…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-01:1566398:Comment:3703272012-02-01T04:06:09.573ZJethrohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jethro
<p>Yep, mostly, but now it's more like a haze.<br/> <br/> <cite>Erin said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A370422&x=1#1566398Comment370422"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the review. Did the sediment clear up after running the lamp?</p>
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<p>Yep, mostly, but now it's more like a haze.<br/> <br/> <cite>Erin said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/uk-smart-astro-review?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A370422&x=1#1566398Comment370422"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the review. Did the sediment clear up after running the lamp?</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks for the review. Did th…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-01:1566398:Comment:3704222012-02-01T00:49:17.069ZErinhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/erin9
<p>Thanks for the review. Did the sediment clear up after running the lamp?</p>
<p>Thanks for the review. Did the sediment clear up after running the lamp?</p>