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Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
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Hello ForumI have recent bought a Mathmos Telstar direct from Mathmos (UK).I have a few issues with it, but as I have never actually looked at a Mathmos Telestar in detail before I hope someone can…Continue

Tags: wobble, wobbly, equidistant, bottle, legs

Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul May 25.

 

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Paul replied to Andrew Perr's discussion Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
" I know the ones you mean but they changed the legs position before better securing the bulb holder with the little lips. I have a couple with wonky legs that don’t have the internal lips to hold the bulb holder. I believe the…"
May 25
Bob Scran replied to Andrew Perr's discussion Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
"Hi, I believe the legs were changed not because of the box. They changed the inside to a GU10 fitting but people kept breaking this when turning the bulb when fitting so they added an extra bit inside to stop this happening which meant the legs had…"
May 24
Modulo '70 replied to Andrew Perr's discussion Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
"Thanks for providing this interesting subject about the Mathmos Telstar. I must admit I had never noticed this before. I shall check out my Orange bodied Telstar. Most of my others are from the 90’s I think so with a different construction."
May 21
lampfancy replied to Andrew Perr's discussion Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
"I remember hearing about the offset legs a few years ago, had hoped they might have changed it by now, but I guess not.

 Seems mad that altering the product itself was considered to be easier than just making a slightly wider box for that model,…"
May 11
Andrew Perr replied to Andrew Perr's discussion Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
"Thanks Paul It's - it not what i wanted to hear and it's a real shame. I have  a couple of Astros which I love so was expecting the Telestar to be very high quality in every respect - seeing as this is how Mathmos advertise themselves…"
May 6
Paul replied to Andrew Perr's discussion Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant
"  Hi The legs not being equidistant is a change they made a year of two ago and I 100% agree, they look pretty bad now. I'm assuming it’s to help it fit in the box better (the ones with equally distant legs bulged the box a bit)…"
May 4
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Mathmos Telstar legs are not equidistant

Hello ForumI have recent bought a Mathmos Telstar direct from Mathmos (UK).I have a few issues with it, but as I have never actually looked at a Mathmos Telestar in detail before I hope someone can give me  a second opinionA few issues I have are:1: The legs are not equidistant. I don't mean a few millimetres but several centimetres difference.Distances are 21.5cm (about 8.5 inches), 18.5cm (about 7.25 inches) and   18.5cm (about 7.25 inches) again. This is very obvious when looking at the…See More
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Mathmos Astro
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8
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Mathmos Astro
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question regarding Mathmos telstar

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