WWII Search Light

[Vim281]

My Mag-Lite is still brighter. xD

[facebag666]

@Vim281 mag lite carbon arc edition?

[Vim281]

@facebag666 LOL. I wish they had a handheld carbon ark edition, That would be PSIIICK!

[cmsahe]

have you spotted any messermitchen yet?

[vigo894]

@cmsah= Has Batman showed up yet?

[snyperbob]

Check out this link for more info on carbon arc search lights:

ancientskyscraper(. com) /85601.html

[GeneDunno]

No bulbs ~ Carbon arc. 78 DC Volts @ 150 amps arcs between open-air (+) and (-) electrodes producing 800,000,000 candlepower from a 60" Rhodium plated parabolic reflector. GE and Sperry made these light/generator sets in the early 40's for WWII anti-aircraft use. Beam length is 6 miles. Can be seen 30 miles away on land, and from outer space.

[pmgodfrey]

- @GeneDunno -

You quote wikipedia so well...

[blown4six]

@pmgodfrey

So what? At least someone put the correct info up here.

[GeneDunno]

@pmgodfrey Nope ~ no Wiki... I own 2.  One is GE, other Sperry.

[UFwho]

This technology only popped up on shelves ten years ago. I came to this link researching a ufo story from Los Angeles 1942! "Blue search lights".

[smakie9]

that's not for a spotlight thats a light shown up the ground to attract customers to a special occasion or a restaruant

[vigo894]

@smakie9= Or if you want to call Batman.

[Bloodgod40]

I read that these have 800 million candle power.

They don't even have a bulb, they have two graphite electrodes and arc electricity between them to produce light.

[c4v3m4n666]

Actually, there is no bulb which could explode xD

Nevertheless very impressive!

[jecwhiz]

Wow 15,000 watts! Handling those carbon lamps...dangerous since they are in high pressure and the bulb can explode if not handled carefully!

[acoustics101]

You are thinking xenon lamps as used in modern searchlights, cinema projectors, etc. The IMAX projector uses a 15,000 watt short arc xenon bulb. This WWII era searhlight uses two carbon rods for the arc.

[DJEclyse]

how many watt?

[djmt99]

15kW