New Lava Lite 52oz 'Premier' Purple/Yelllow from Spencer's

[Josh Needham]

Well, about 2 weeks ago I picked up a 52oz Lava Lite 'Premier' lamp from Spencer's, purple fluid, yellow goo, plain metal base. The only reason I bought it was I was at the mall and they had them, and I peeked in the package and saw the globe was clear, and it was cheap at $21. So I brought it home, and surprisingly, it has been quite decent! At first, it flowed quiet slowly, and in huge single blobs; very boring. But since I have been running it 10 hours a day, it has really loosened up and has become quite nice to look at. I did take a video, but I learned the hard way it is a PAIN to try and get proper exposure while recording purple and yellow light. Also, the flow is typically a little better than shown, but I didn't have the patience to wait til it behaved properly. LL must have changed something because the goo does look and act different (better) than the China lamps I have from 2 years ago. It isn't quite the show I get from my USA lamps, but it isn't bad at all. I accidently ran it 12 hours once and 14 another time, and it didn't show any signs of overheating at all in a 70F degree room. Overall, I'm quite satisfied, and this is making me consider ordering a Grande and picking it up from LL's warehouse perhaps (I live 1 mile away from it, in Elmhurst IL). Should I? Thoughts?

[Tim Gill]

Yes the lamp may be better then others (it flows a bit and its not cloudy) but I don't think its worth 21 dolers. - I would recomend saving the money and getting a lava lite USA lamp or a mathmos lamp which has much better flow then that.

[Erin]

I'd say no on the Grande, unless you can see if first before purchasing. 

 

Good to see these lamps are clear, but man, the flow is so boring! 

[Autumn]

They may be clear, but the flow isnt there. The older usa lamps have long stretchy blobs. Theres usually 4 or 5 blobs moving around in a 52oz lamp. This lamp is shameful.

[Erin]

Beautiful kitty, by the way. :)