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Comment by Bohdan on April 24, 2017 at 4:30pm

Once the temp goes up yes the lava will run hot. I have a dimmer on mine for the summer time.

Comment by John on April 24, 2017 at 3:27pm

The 40w was too much for the Astro while the air temperature was warm for NZ standards. It was causing most of the lava to rise in really small blobs & I can't imagine it would be good for it. Have added a dimmer which has fixed the problem & it's producing large blobs similar to my Astrobaby with the smaller bulb.

Comment by Bohdan on October 11, 2016 at 10:48am

Check out Mathmos site for bulbs. Both take the same size bulb also always make sure the lamp you buy on-line works if not there may be trouble with in the socket-line.

http://www.mathmos.com/astro-lava-lamp-bulbs.html

Comment by John on October 10, 2016 at 6:36pm

Am I correct in thinking an Astro with an Astrobaby bulb might take forever to heat up & mightn't be able to reach the optimum temperature? I've also got a 40w bulb of the same type that goes into the Astrobaby. It is physically a bit larger in shape so not sure if it'll fit into an Astro. Are probably going to have to trial different bulbs if I can't get any genuine Mathmos bulbs & Mathmos Australia has none in stock. If there's anyone within England who is willing to help & has PayPal. I'd love to get a few of the correct bulbs for this lamp & keep it 100% original.

Comment by John on October 10, 2016 at 5:16pm

I guess someone decided I needed an Astro also as a new one was listed in the exact colour combination I'm after. The only thing wrong with it is that it doesn't have a lightbulb & I'll have to find one to make it go. Already have a couple of icecream containers full of bulbs so hopefully I've already got one. Just checked the Mathmos site & it would have to be something different. I've got the same type of bulb at the moment but it's only a 25W & will have to look for something more. I do have the 30W bulb that goes into the Astrobaby is there any reason it shouldn't be used in an Astro?

Comment by Bohdan on October 8, 2016 at 6:04pm

The Blue-Blue and Orange-violet are great lamps to own bought a few of them yrs ago and they still run great.

Comment by John on October 8, 2016 at 3:57pm

Decided that the glitter lamp isn't really my thing although it's quite nice to look at. Found another bottle (blue/blue) which apparently has been discontinued to swap out the glitter one. Have also now ended up with another Astro baby (blue/green) because no one outbid me. Have just stuck to buying new lamps as even the second hand ones are being sold for really good money. Would really like an Astro next preferably violet/orange or possibly violet/red but are in no rush & don't want to upset the cook by spending too much on them. When I've got the two together I'll get some decent pictures to share & possibly throw the Fireflow in the mix. I'm not going to buy many more Mathmos lamps as I'd be quite happy with just the one of each type. But will keep looking...

Comment by John on September 26, 2016 at 6:48pm

O.K. After looking for quite some time on different websites for Mathmos lamps & listings on eBay. The first Mathmos electric lava lamp will shortly start making its way here. It's an orange Mathmos Glitter Baby Lava Lamp boxed & unused from a private seller on eBay who was kind enough to add the buy it now price. Have always wanted one of their orange lamps & Ive read many times how much people like the glitter baby types of lamp. So when the new/unused lamp became available it was a relatively easy decision. One thing I've noticed about eBay is either things are priced well to sell, priced $0.99 to get rid of & the rest have insanely rediculous prices that'll probably never sell. I'm a staff nurse working in mental health so I tend to question their grasp on reality & wonder what non prescription substances they're taking. As I've done well at selling vintage remote control off-roaders in the past & always at a low reserve. Which might be how I continue to fund the lava lamp collection in future & free up shelf space at the same time. Are currently looking at 110V step down transformers with US power plugs. So that getting a lava lamp from the USA becomes an option for the future. At least with the Mathmos lamps all I have to do is swap over the power plug safely & it's good to go. I've already got an icecream container full of new replacement plugs ready to go & I'm sure I'll find a lava lamp for each one of them eventually.

Comment by John on September 17, 2016 at 12:05am

lol, I didn't even know it existed until now but unfortunately they don't do what I was after due to limited options. Thanks for the VERY kind offer, I may take you up on it in future.

Comment by George on September 16, 2016 at 9:44pm

Hi John have you tried ordering from the Australian Mathmos website?

http://www.mathmos.com.au/home.php

You could always shoot an email to jamie.king@skymesh.com.au and ask if he is able to post to NZ.

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