After 2 weeks of excitement and anticipation this up till now unknown military light has arrived. I'm extremely pleased and a little bummed at the same time. The seller could not tell me much about the light except that is was tested (according to the inspection tag) and in working condition. He could not tell me if it was incandescent or Short Arc. He offered to remove the infrared lens and snap a pic but that never happened before the end of the auction. So, I just took a chance and bought it knowing it could be simply an Incan. Without further adieu, I introduce the 6" Light Cannon:
Short Arc de Triomphe. Arc chamber is 1.125" in diameter. I'm guessing it's a 300 Watt light but conceivably, it could be 500 Watts EDIT: It's 600 Watts
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All Business
All More Business. The reflector is 5" in diameter
Target In Sight, Sir
Fan The Flames
Cool it Dude
Half Life
Cover Your Eyes
Cannonized
Bottoms Up
Locked But Not Loaded
Now for the disappointing part…The ballast is not in the can! Big disappointment! EDIT: The ballast IS in the can!!! The reflector, bulb and its support system occupy the front half and the heat exchanger, input connector and cooling fan occupy the back half. Looks like I have my work cut out for me to find the ballast and power supply. But all-in-all, I'm still ecstatic in having the light.
Short Arc de Triomphe. Arc chamber is 1.125" in diameter. I'm guessing it's a 300 Watt light but conceivably, it could be 500 Watts EDIT: It's 600 Watts
Short Arc Powered by Eneloop
All Business
All More Business. The reflector is 5" in diameter
Target In Sight, Sir
Fan The Flames
Cool it Dude
Half Life
Cover Your Eyes
Cannonized
Bottoms Up
Locked But Not Loaded
Now for the disappointing part…The ballast is not in the can! Big disappointment! EDIT: The ballast IS in the can!!! The reflector, bulb and its support system occupy the front half and the heat exchanger, input connector and cooling fan occupy the back half. Looks like I have my work cut out for me to find the ballast and power supply. But all-in-all, I'm still ecstatic in having the light.
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