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b0rgel
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Computer mod question
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Dec 11 13:00 UTC 2003 |
I was thinking of a computer mod I wanted to do, but I'm not sure if it's a
good idea (like I'll let THAT stop me). What i'm wanting to do is cut out one
side of my case and put a lava lamp in a window. I figure I could probably
use a fluorescent light or mabye a yellow neon light to illuninate the window.
I am having trouble coming up with a way to heat the substances though. My
inital thought was a spare power supply connected to some sort of coil. I was
also considering something like a heat pump, but I don't know if they come
small enough. I am also concerned about the heat effecting the hardware. Does
anyone have any advice they would like to share? Thanks in advance.
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scott
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response 1 of 16:
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Dec 11 14:31 UTC 2003 |
The heat is definitely going to be difficult, since that's basically how the
lava lamp works.
I've seen non-lamp things that use a mixture of oils to do various neat
things, either rocked back and forth for waves or else you have to turn it
upside down. I wonder if something like that could be put behind the window
and rotated?
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rcurl
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response 2 of 16:
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Dec 12 02:27 UTC 2003 |
The lava lamps are heated with the light bulb that illuminates them.
Incandescent light bulbs put out quite a bit of heat.
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borgel
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response 3 of 16:
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Dec 12 14:03 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, I had already ruled out the incandescent bulbs, that's the reason I was
trying to conider different heating mechanisms. I figured that a fluorescent
or yellow neon may still be able to provide decent lighting.
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rcurl
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response 4 of 16:
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Dec 12 21:36 UTC 2003 |
Why did you rule out an incandescent bulb?
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borgel
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response 5 of 16:
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Dec 15 04:59 UTC 2003 |
I just assuming that the heat produced from an incandescent bulb would have
negative effects on the computer (that's why I hadn't mentioned the use of
them in the first post).
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rcurl
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response 6 of 16:
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Dec 15 06:51 UTC 2003 |
You won't get a lava lamp to work without a heat input. That's what drives
the circulation.
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b0rgel
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response 7 of 16:
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Dec 16 13:11 UTC 2003 |
What I was assuming was that I might have been able to find an alternate
heating source that was more efficent than a light bulb, because I know they
radiate a lot of heat. I was thinking something more along these lines:
http://www.mod-tronic.com/Minco_Miniature_Heating_Elements.html
and
http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HAR&Pro
duc
t_Code=TM92HVC2178&Category_Code=HVC
Do you think something like this would work too?
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