u/saurel4

Hi Y'all

I have a project I'd like some help with!
I had an idea (maybe awesome, maybe insane) to build a lavalamp as a cpu cooler for my Raspberry Pi.

I've found the recipes for DIY lavalamps and am assembling the ingredients. I plan on building a full sized lavalamp as a proof of concept, then attempting to scale it down to pi sized.

Building the cooler imposes some additional constraints on the lava,

• The wax should melt ~35-40C - the general operating temp of the cpu is ~42C so I want the wax to melt below that.
• The base of the lamp needs to be ~25cm in diameter (the chip is 20cm on a side). I have found sample vials that work that are ~40ml.

I'd appreciate any knowledge about lowering the wax melt temp and the smallest volume folks have built lamps.

TIA!!

Hi Y'all

I have a project I'd like some help with!
I had an idea (maybe awesome, maybe insane) to build a lavalamp as a cpu cooler for my Raspberry Pi.

I've found the recipes for DIY lavalamps and am assembling the ingredients. I plan on building a full sized lavalamp as a proof of concept, then attempting to scale it down to pi sized.

Building the cooler imposes some additional constraints on the lava,

• The wax should melt ~35-40C - the general operating temp of the cpu is ~42C so I want the wax to melt below that.
• The base of the lamp needs to be ~25cm in diameter (the chip is 20cm on a side). I have found sample vials that work that are ~40ml.

I'd appreciate any knowledge about lowering the wax melt temp and the smallest volume folks have built lamps.

TIA!!