This MOVA Globe Sucks 

At that price, a single malt scotch could make my globe spin smoothly. Cheers

I successfully repaired my Mova large world globe. This is how I did it. Over about 5 years the suspension solution had evaporated to about 2 inches down from the top which is a loss of about 20-30ml and this means that the inner floating map just sank to the bottom and would not spin. I drilled a 0.6mm hole in the original place where the manufacturer made their final seal. If you look carefully around your globe you'll see a tiny tiny filled hole in the outer plastic skin, I drilled through that, being very careful not to go through too far and touch the inner globe world map. Then using a syringe and a 0.5mm short blunt hollow needle I filled the missing solution with Pebeo Odourless Mineral Spirit (This stuff is used by artists to thin their art paints. This IS DEFINITELY the correct stuff to use, normal white spirit is too runny and smelly to use) You have to syringe in very slowly and you'll find that some will run back out and down the outside as you press the syringe down but most of the solution will go slowly into the globe. Keep wiping off any solution that runs down the outside. Once full, temporarily seal up the hole with clear sticky tape. Then I made up a tiny amount of crystal clear resin and hardener mix and let the resin go takky before removing the sticky tape and applying to the tiny hole I had made. If any of the solution comes out then wipe it dry before applying your resin. Do not put the clear resin in the hole while it's still very runny because it will seep down into the globe. Press the resin with your finger into the hole to force some down a bit further but only use a tiny tiny amount. Then again put some sticky tape over the hole for 24 hours then remove the tape. Turn your globe upside down on some tissue paper and see if any solution is leaking out of your sealed hole. If it is then wipe clean and apply more resin and hardener mix. I found the spirit solution, the crystal clear resin and the syringe and hollow needles on Amazon very cheap. Mova the company, wanted a very large amount of money to repair my globe but this successful job only cost me about $25 and the repair took me about 30 minutes to complete. The hole you drill can be any size up to about 1mm maximum. I used a mini Dremel type electric drill. Take your time, step by step.

I have had a Mova Globe for years and had no problems with it. Since mine has no bubbles, even after many years, I must conclude yours is defective. I encourage you exchange it for a functional model.

They are under warranty for a year. If you just got this thing send it back. They are a good company and will take care of of it

Here's a tip. Put a paperclip on top for a minute or two, then remove it. The spinning could stop because the magnet got affected by other electronics etc. The paperclip really works. But if not, your globe is damaged. Or in your case, has lost liquid. Also that little dot you should see somewhere on the outer shell, make sure it's always on top. Apparently that's the fill hole and it could leak from there.

I used to have a ‘floating globe’ when i was a kid.. polish 80’s toy obviously without solar charge etc ;) so I was tempted but aside of the issues you have faced i am not keen on the finish of the joining line (considering the cost). Thanks for the video!

I’ve had mine for 2 years and I’ve had similar issues. The spin stopped being reliable after just under a year, but I haven’t lost any liquid. I’ve tried it in many different rooms with multiple types of lighting but it still never spins consistently, and always stops at some point. I think the internal mechanism that moves the inner sphere loses traction over time, as it seems to struggle at the same place every time it starts to spin backwards.

I have one and my experience is that it depends on the location. Living room: Same as yours, tilts left to right a bit. Upper floor: Perfectly spins. I don’t know the reason

Thank you, you helped me so much. I was going to buy 3, but I was under the impression I was paying for quality. A seam through the middle, that means they purposely hid that from view because that brought it's value way down for me and the liquid. Thank you so much.

The spinning goes in different direction and pause a little at first because you shake the globe while holding in your hand. It needs 1 min to let the liquid back to steady, then it will constantly rotates in the same anti-clockwise direction.

It spins really fast in total darkness. Do they sell a flat one?

With a little research you would have found out that its solar powered. That's why the lighting affects the spin. The missing oil... now that is an issue. Did you try contacting the company about your issues?

It's solar powered, it needs light. The air bubble at the top is for expansion and contraction of the liquid, like liquid filled compasses. These have a warranty, if it's broken then get a new one.

You can see that the oil from the outer shell leaked into the inner globe. The oil is at the bottom making a separate line that swishes around when you move it. That’s probably affecting the motor that’s mounted near the bottom, or just adding a lot of extra weight that has to be spun up. The inner liquid probably also gets a “spin” when you are moving it around, causing the reversals.

So in short, it's based on light. Just light energy. So make sure your room is well lit. How it works is, on the inside there is a solar panel which powers a motor which spins the globe. To create the motion the motor pushes against a vertical axis which is held steady by a magnet and Earth's magnetic field.

I’ve had mine for probably 10 years, my guess is you seem to be handling it rather roughly and you may have compromised the seam on the two hemispheres, allowing some of the liquid to very slowly spill out. Get another one and try to handle it more gently is my advice.

It's this kind of review, done with absolutely no understanding of the item being reviewed, that makes me realise how damaging to a brand RU-vid creators can be. I just bought a 4.5" Mova globe (Earth at Night) and was mesmerised by it to the extent that I bought an 8.5" Jupiter globe. And WOW, it's awe-inspiring!! It's like having a minature planet right there in front of me! This is a SOLAR POWERED item. It doesn't need direct sunlight (prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may even fade the graphics of the design), but it still needs a bright, consistent supply of light in order to operate correctly. If you're thinkning of buying one, think first where you might put it. Most household lights won't power this properly. You either need a powerful overhead light source, or some good, but not direct, sunlight to make the globe spin. Even when it's not spinning it's a thing of beauty. If you bought a beautiful houseplant and kept it in the dark, would you blame the plant when it inevitably dies? Amazing, beautiful, mesmerising, calming, educational object.

My son wants to be an engineer and he is fascinated by these. Fortunately, at the age of almost 7 he is well aware of how it works, the purpose of the air bubble, as well as the fact that you could not in fact produce this with batteries. It's a brilliant product, perhaps not for somebody that just wants a spinning globe, but for somebody that appreciates the engineering of it. It inspires him.

For $200 you think they'd try to fix that seam visibility

My friend I really appreciate that you’re filming this with the HDR and it’s really cool and super bright.

I have one and love it. Is it over priced absolutely but I really do like it.

Somebody else opened a mova globe, and there are many things inside (solar cells, magnets,…)

We have 4 mova gloves. My wife works for a business that sells them and every once in a while one is returned. All 4 we have are returns for various reasons and all 4 spin at the same rate. They spin faster in brighter light, it can be artificial light too. They will stop when they're not in light for a while. Everyone loves it when they find out there's no batteries. Yours is faulty. We've had one of ours for 5 years and it spins just the same as the newest ones. None of ours have lost any liquid yet either. My daughter even rolls one around on the floor with me sometimes and it still works fine(they were free or we wouldn't do that lol).

Not evaporation it probably seeped into the inner chamber and damaged the electronics

I've had a 6" Venus globe for 5 years, and I've never had a problem with it, other than the fact that Venus rotates in the opposite direction from the other planets, and this one rotates in the same direction as the other globes. I guess they don't want to make a different globe just for Venus. (mass production)

"Thing doesn't work!" *violently shakes it*

i was def on the fence, thank you for talking me out of it with an honest opinion !

Thank for for this video but I was kinda wondering why it was so expensive so you have helped me make my decision ❤

Modern LED lights emit only a tiny bamdwidth of visible light and visible light has very little energy. Especially as solar-cells are also receptive to a tiny bandwidth of "Light". The two coinciding...

As the bubble expands in size, the buoyancy of the inner sphere decreases… this is the reason your globe has stopped reliably spinning. Drill s very, very tiny hole in the top and add some paraffin oil. The inner sphere is powered by three photovoltaic cells. An Nd magnet at the top of the motor shaft maintains the N-S orientation.

The way you can make it spin again is by putting a large paper clip ontop and change locations for a few minutes. Should work great after that!

thanks for the heads-up ... was looking at getting one, then saw some bad pics - a close-up of South America on the 4.5" Earth globe and it just looked very seamy and poorly lined up - and then really started looking at reviews and what buyers had to say ...

And also if it's oil it cannot evaporate coz oil does not only water and something similarly will evaporate but not oil, oils only tent too freeze. And contact the company to check why it is the oil missing. And try to use Ambien light coz this globe has solar panels inside so you need something like sun to power it up.

It is powerd by light, and also if you put a mova globe right next to another one it will stop because of the gravity

Anyone who complains about criticism and whines that he didn't do research on how it works has lost all right to criticize any movie, clothing, game and anything professionally made because of the same reasons they bitch about

Seems like you have a defective one and should be able to get a warranty replacement. I just got one and it is working perfectly. My guess as to why you are not seeing any leakage is that there is a crack in the inner globe, and that's where the fluid is leaking to - and probably messing with the motor inside. I disagree with your struggle to "see why you would get this." This globe is an amazing feat of design and engineering. I think you should look up the U.S. patents RE45,824 and 11,527,182 and see how it actually works. It is probably a lot more complicated than you are thinking. Its value is not just in looking cool: Just challenge your friends to figure out how it works (e.g., the inner and outer globes, how the inner globe is suspended exactly in the center without touching the outer globe, how it is powered, how it is made to spin, etc.) and see if they can. The globes you describe floating on magnets are neat, but there is not much mystery to them if you know how magnets work. It was spendy, but for what it is, I think it probably makes sense. Definitely worth more than "fifty bucks."

My dad had a compass like that in his car in the 90s lol

Real QC problems - most fail outside 1 year period - would not buy again- They have had this problem since inception - I got my early

Mine just cracked open out of nowhere and leaked all over my furniture....I want my money back.

You bought a defective globe. I've had several MOVA globes for a couple of years. Absolutely NO problems.

I know they aren't meant to be put in direct sunlight. Perhaps that's the issue 🤔

It needs sunlight, artificial lights do not provide much energy. Also, it should not have a bubble so it is leaking.

Not gonna spend a huge buck for a globe, I'll just borrow Gru's shrink ray and shrink earth so I can put it in my office.

I've wanted one of these for years but the high price is what prevents me from buying. I inquired about pricing of the 6" one and it was around $600. No thanks.

This is the first time I've seen Peter upset at something😯

yours is defective, probably from the rough handling. They have a delicate mechanism inside, and the fluid bearing is not deisgned to be shaken like you are doing.

Try setting a paperclip on top of the globe for about an hour. The paperclip will interact with the globe’s inner magnet and give it a “boost” if it is in an environment where the magnetic field is weak. If the paperclip doesn’t “catch” with the globe’s magnet and the globe doesn’t start spinning while the paperclip is on top, a replacement may be needed.

The reason it’s not moving is that it needs direct midday sunlight to recharge - its in the manual. No evaporation I don’t think.

Did you contact them for a warranty replacement? The missing liquid must be the cause for the erratic spinning as it's no longer free floating inside the outer sphere.

The spinning has to do with solar power. If it stops spinning, or if it slows down, then put it under the sun.

It is a sphere inside another and water in the middle of the 2

Are there any version where the clouds (weather fronts, storms, etcetera) move independent from the rotation of the "planet"?

🇧🇷 Humans are indeed incomprehensible. This globe is such a nice learning object to have; besides being beautiful. Honestly, so far, in matter of terrestrial globes , MOVA globe is the best of them. There is no reason to complain at all. The word MOVA ( from latin which means "move") was so adequate. In english language, you can say : " move your arms, legs, etc". In brazilian portuguese language you also can say " MOVA seus braços, pernas, etc". The word MOVA is delightful. Brazilian portuguese language is all about LATIN language. Now, MOVA your neurons learning something new.

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Dude, your mova globe is defective. I have seen a couple of mova globes and yours has too many things wrong with it!

Hello Sir, was wondering how your mova globe is doing currently? would you still say its not worth buying

Dont put it near magnets and high power electronics. Its motor is anchored to the magnetic field of the Earth

Ah, well, tough luck. Same with wind power. Maybe it would be better to plug it in.

The magnetic ones you plug in look better and are far cheaper.

My issue with cheaper globes are Chinas’ maps which are required by law on all made in China globes. British globes are thousands of dollars and this is a medium. If you’re southeast Asian, Indian, European, or American there are lots of issues with the made in China borders.

I think yours does not work well because the ball is bumping the top of the shell because of the bubble. I bet the fluid has leaked into the inner globe. Mine works well in pretty dim light, but it is still pretty new.

I bought a knockoff one for about 60% the price and worked for maybe 3 months. It was not a Mova but instead a Chinese knock off called the Revitating Grobe. Super shitty but what can you do, I emailed the guy on Amazon and he literally said too bad what did you expect. That’s sucks yours is real and still giving you issues. Good luck, getting a real one next

Seen it on TikTok was considering, your video saved me some $$$

It’s defective mine works beautifully

$200!? I'm in the wrong line of work.

Thank you for Sharing! I.. still want one!!! uhhh maybe in a few pay-checks.

The price of these is literally ‘out of this world’ and there is no warranty after 12 months and they don’t last.

„Hey I‘m completely uninformed. Let me make a video to show everyone that I have no idea what I‘m talking about to waste everyones time“

Not a great review because you put the perspex pegs in upside down, probably increasing the friction between them and the Globe,

Hey you got them in eBay?

You can just drill open the fill hole and fill the fluid back up. I've read paraffin oil works just fine.

The size of a soccer ball…you sure?

Um, it's solar powered. Keep your blinds shut for no charge. Ie. give it passive sunlight.

Couldn't he have sent it back ?

It has solar panels and a motor inside. It needs light to work.

SOLAR POWERED BTW❤

Do these just float in the air or do they need the stand under neath them?

Spins unpredictably? That's might be because light/solar powered technology is not reliable yet.

If you’re not happy send it back for a refund!

Man ham hands a delicate item and blames the object for not working....ya this review is meaningless.

Passively receiving energy to spin?? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

If the earth's magnetic field is disrupted where you live the globe may not work. A metal building will do this.

one of mine fell and broke open. There are solar cells and a motor inside!

Ever think of how it spins , like you know , how! The light is supposed to make it spin . I get the review , but who is explaining how or why it spins 😟

So we all from that reel I guess??

Light? Not residual movement hen? I'm not sure this is anything more than a ball in liquid with a weight in it?

The earth is supposed to complete its own axis in 24 hours or so BUT THAT NOVA GLOBE, spins fast!!!!!!

for that money i dont know why i buy a globe thats hard to turn to view the countries. a regular globe on a stand is fine

Thank you for your video !!

it will be hard to pinpoint a place on the map with it moving on its own lol

Man, you handle that thing like a child. Expect to have problems with it.

This video is bright

My theory just from observation, is the device consists of a solar cell (light is the source of the energy), motor (they are calling magnets-lol), and what is essentially a battery (although technically, a capacitor, so they can claim there is no battery). I suspect the light energy coming in is NOT enough to power the rotation directly - instead per design, the solar cell charges the capacitor. Once the capacitor reaches a high enough charge it starts releasing power to spin the globes "motor". Once the capacitor is drained, the spinning stops, just as it would if a battery died. But eventually (and this might take a while with inside lighting vs the outside in the sun), the capacitor again recharges, and you'll see the globe start spinning again. With these modest parts, I'd say the globe should sell for $49.99, but with novelty and mystery factor, they can add $100 bucks.

The perfect gift forr any flat eather.😂

SOLAR powered you need sun not just room light

I saw a Boliav globe that uses solar and magnets to spin for $30 The one you have seems much larger though.

I have a kids toy that is an eyeball 👁 that always keeps an eye on me

Solarpanels and a Motor inside.. Set it in sunlight

You really believed that a ball could produce directional spin using forces that apply to the ENTIRE globe equally???????? You spent money on this????????????????????????? It's just a frictionless preserved momentum ball

It's leaking into itself