Help! Mathmos bulbs?

[Ouija]

What bulbs do you guys use for your Mathmos Astros and Astrobabies? I was at my local Tesco and all the had was rather rubbish looking LED replacements... I left almost having a panic attack! I see on the Mathmos site they are now shipping Astros and Astrobabies with 2 pin halogen bulbs now? What does the future hold? I don't want to spend a fortune getting replacement bases. I really need bulbs for my babies!

[Kelly]

Check out this site too: https://www.uklightbulbs.co.uk/quick-order

[Gus]

I have tried out these 30W bulbs

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-R39-Clear-Reflector-Spot-Light-Filamen...

and they seem to be giving perfectly satisfactory lava action. It may be that the extra 5W just don't matter much.

[Johnny]

they look like the standard 30watt that babys and telstars used, so should be fine

[Johnny]

i use a u.k version of these in my crestworths, work fine in all bases 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/G45-ECO-Halogen-Bulb-28-Watt-36-Watt-SBC-B...

[Kelly Flaskerud]

Is there a list anywhere of all the bulbs that the older Mathmos and Crestworth lamps use?  I know there's one for the US lamps...  

[Ouija]

This is an older thread, but I just want to say thanks to everyone. I now have halogens in most of my lamps and they are all running great!

I use...

Astrobabies = R39 SES 150 lumens - These also work with non branded 30w motion lamps!

Astros = E14 SES 370 lumens

Lava Lite 14.5 inch = R39 SES 150 lumens on dimmer

Panic is now over. :D

[Mark]

If you've got the the 90's astro with the ses/small edison screw socket, the 40w cooker head bulbs work really well too, and they're very cheap at the moment!

[Ouija]

Thanks Mark! Cooker heads always concerned me because of the shape, but I will give it a go. :D

[Mark]

Worth a try.

I'm also using them in my American Simplex Alladin and Saturna lamps with one of these E17 to E14 converters:  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-Screw-E17-To-E14-Bulb-Adapter-Ligh...

They actually produce a better than the original US bulbs which tend to run too hot.

[Ouija]

I never even knew these existed, shame I don't own any American ones... yet! I might stock up just in-case!

[Mark]

Just noticed they do ses to GU10 as well (the new mathmos astros use GU10 mini bulbs), so will order one of those and let you whether they fit.

[Ouija]

Brill, thanks! :D