Homemade Carbon Arc Searchlight

[LarryBrianRadka]

Click http://einhornpress.com/electric.aspx to see a little 12-inch homemade carbon arc searchlight. Its photos and animations are located at the bottom of the page in the Notes.

I am working on building an 18 and 24-inch carbon arc searchlight. They're brilliant and a whole lot of fun.

Larry, Larry, Quite Contrary

 

[The Dane]

I absolutly hate the flash video on Your site!

 

[Scattergun]

Now I just don´t get it... is the respons to the OP a joke, or what? I ain´t Danish so I don´t get it!
I thought the site and the info was quite fun to read, and building a carbon arc light would rank pretty high on my list!
Nice first post!! :welcome:

 

[lctorana]

No, it's just that we have to use eye-wateringly large fonts in this thread!

 

[jeffosborne]

Hi Larry! Welcome to CPF! I am impressed. Home-made power supply and all, looks good! Any idea of the lumen output you are getting with that 'pocket light'? Cheers, Jeff

 

[lolzertank]

You must build a 60" like the one BVH had! :welcome:

 

[Kestrel]

No, what BVH had was more like a

:whistle:.

 

[matrixshaman]

:welcome: I'm a fan of David Hatcher Childress as well as ancient Egyptian info - nice site you've got there. Any pics of the searchlight you are building yet?