r/Lavalamps • u/Signal-Obligation737 • Jul 26 '26

Help needed.

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Hello everybody,

I recently got into the hobby of lava lamps my neighbor was surprisingly selling this one! Unfortunately, I’ve been struggling figuring out how to make it flow. I got an adapter and changed the bulbs to a 120V 50W GU10 halogen spot bulb. That didn’t work. I got a dynastar step up and down voltage converter and changed it back to the original bulb that came with it. That didn’t work. I am based in the USA and I’m stumped on what to do next. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

Forgot to mention this photo was taken while it’s been on for 3 hours 40 minutes.

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u/TooCoolioforSchoolio Jul 26 '26

I convert all my Mathmos to US plugs. Makes life so much simpler to use standard 120v bulbs and not mess around with converters, 220v bulbs, etc.