As the title states, I recently received a trailer mounted searchlight. Google reverse image search says GSS-14, looking on here it looks like it may be a VSS-14? I'm not sure.
It is set up for entertainment lighting, which is what I intend to use it for. I've mostly been putting work into getting everything else up to snuff, as the trailer was pretty old and the majority of the wood was dry rotted, tires were close to 20 years old, trailer lights were busted up and the wiring was poorly repaired with butt connectors in a bunch of spots.
Got that all sorted out and got the old generator that came with the unit running, quickly found out that the generator that was "meant for this light" was woefully underpowered. The lamp is wired for 220 and pulls 42 amps on startup and then a steady 32-35 amps when warmed up. The old generator was a 7000 peak watt champion, and it is surprising that it held the light for as long as it did (4.5 minutes). I don't know what modifications were made to the light for it to be plugged into 220v, but with a new 13000 watt generator everything seems to be copacetic.
We also rewired all the 220 and 110 circuits, my friend who is a licenced electrician was not happy with the half assed wiring that they did when building this trailer originally.
I am starting to dig into the light now. It did come with a brand new bulb, but it does function currently. I'm mainly painting, making it less janky, and catching up on years of neglect. From what I can find, my light is using the MT-3900 universal mount. It has been modified to have a motor spin it via belt drive, but it has been sitting outdoors for years. When I got it, the rotation of the mount was seized. With help from my dad (and nearly an entire tube of grease) we got it spinning freely, but it does have a lot of play.
I'm wondering if anyone knows what type of bearings the MT-3900 uses and what I may be looking at when I get it ripped apart - I'm not at all afraid to get my hands dirty, but I would like to have a little insight so I can be more prepared before I pull the whole thing apart. I'd like to get the play out of the bearings and have it free spin easily. Possibly find a better way to route the belt (currently it just wraps around the base, which is wrapped with grip tape).
Sorry for the long winded first post. I realize I'm not likely to get a ton of replies, but thought I would drop in to share what I'm dealing with and ask for some pointers.
I've also attached a few photos, the last one (with the blue generator) is everything in its current state.
Thanks for reading
It is set up for entertainment lighting, which is what I intend to use it for. I've mostly been putting work into getting everything else up to snuff, as the trailer was pretty old and the majority of the wood was dry rotted, tires were close to 20 years old, trailer lights were busted up and the wiring was poorly repaired with butt connectors in a bunch of spots.
Got that all sorted out and got the old generator that came with the unit running, quickly found out that the generator that was "meant for this light" was woefully underpowered. The lamp is wired for 220 and pulls 42 amps on startup and then a steady 32-35 amps when warmed up. The old generator was a 7000 peak watt champion, and it is surprising that it held the light for as long as it did (4.5 minutes). I don't know what modifications were made to the light for it to be plugged into 220v, but with a new 13000 watt generator everything seems to be copacetic.
We also rewired all the 220 and 110 circuits, my friend who is a licenced electrician was not happy with the half assed wiring that they did when building this trailer originally.
I am starting to dig into the light now. It did come with a brand new bulb, but it does function currently. I'm mainly painting, making it less janky, and catching up on years of neglect. From what I can find, my light is using the MT-3900 universal mount. It has been modified to have a motor spin it via belt drive, but it has been sitting outdoors for years. When I got it, the rotation of the mount was seized. With help from my dad (and nearly an entire tube of grease) we got it spinning freely, but it does have a lot of play.
I'm wondering if anyone knows what type of bearings the MT-3900 uses and what I may be looking at when I get it ripped apart - I'm not at all afraid to get my hands dirty, but I would like to have a little insight so I can be more prepared before I pull the whole thing apart. I'd like to get the play out of the bearings and have it free spin easily. Possibly find a better way to route the belt (currently it just wraps around the base, which is wrapped with grip tape).
Sorry for the long winded first post. I realize I'm not likely to get a ton of replies, but thought I would drop in to share what I'm dealing with and ask for some pointers.
I've also attached a few photos, the last one (with the blue generator) is everything in its current state.
Thanks for reading
