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| Many thanks to Stuart @ afterglow lighting for supply of spares for this one! |
The Liquisplodascope.
(Splodascope or Splode)
Shown above, contains no oil, as it is awaiting repair. As can
be seen, it consists of a clear tank, this is split into two chambers, and should contain two different coloured oils, the
combination mixes to produce a third colour, whilst white light is also allowed to show as these oils
are agitated by a minature air pump.
When warmed by the projector lamp, the most amazing effect is created!
To the right, after repair, a new chamber has been fitted, the tanks
have been filled....
Yes, it did work, but the gasket material, in this case, proved
to be the wrong choice. Automotive gasket was used, which required the screws to be extremely tight in order to prevent leakage.
Not good, the plastic cracked!!! What a waste!!!
Looking at the Opti splode below, rubber sheet was used,. This works
fine.
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| An Optikinetics splode with chamber assembly rebuilt |
Splodes were unfortunately prone to leaking oil, that is why they were withdrawn from production.
Owners lost patience with the mess produced, and consequently most of them were thrown away.
I have managed to obtain two optikinetics ones, and have attempted to solve the leak problem.
Instead of glueing the chamber components together, I have opted for small machine screws and nuts to retain the assembly......Time
will tell.
If you've read above, you'll know that one is still working 6 months later, with no ill effects.
Rubber sheet provided a better seal than the automotive gasket used on the Meteor (blue metalwork) splode, pictured above,
with replacement Opti tank.
An original Meteor, with bonded tank, is pictured below, as found, still working. It obviously
hadn't been run for long periods and hadn't cracked. All it required was a refill!
A selection of various splodes
Click on picture to view different types.
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