SOLD! Puttin my "Baby" up for sale! AN/VSS-1, MINT!
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I have a lot of mixed feelings about putting my first tank light project up for sale but, Mr. carbon arc gets all my attention these days and I just hate to see Mr. AN/VSS-1 sitting unused. It's a crime!
I spent a shade under $3,200 building it and will let her go for $2,000. That's less than a Helios!
For those of you who have thought about getting a big tank light, you won't do better than my "Baby". This is a 100% "turnkey" portable/towable light and it's a "10" on the 10 scale. You don't have to do a thing to it. Absolutely nothing! Just tow it home, turn the switch and blast whatever it is you're going to blast. (Do not aim at people, animals or aircraft) A fully set of charged batteries will give you somewhere around 50 to 60 minutes of use. It uses 4 each, Group 31 AGM deep cycle batteries for a total of 220 Amps @ 27 or so Volts. I have maybe a couple of hours of use on it since completing it.
Everything you see is brand new except, of course, the light itself. It comes with an extra control box.
A lot of my blood, sweat and tears (well, maybe some swear words in there, too) went into building her. I'd guess somewhere around 175 to 200. (I did some things twice, not by choice, though)
To learn a lot more if you don't know about my tank light, (and VSS-1's in general) and for more pictures, read the threads below starting at post 240
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/110558&page=5
Another thread with this light in it.
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/posts/2046322#post2046322
Buyer to pick up light, no deliveries or shipping. I calc'd the total weight at somewhere around 1,000 to 1,100 lbs. GVW on the trailer is about 1,350. It easily rolls around on flat ground with one person moving it. Even though it didn't need it, I added additional cross members and I doubled them up with angle iron underneath to make the trailer much stronger than stock.
ITEM SOLD Can't edit title?
I have a lot of mixed feelings about putting my first tank light project up for sale but, Mr. carbon arc gets all my attention these days and I just hate to see Mr. AN/VSS-1 sitting unused. It's a crime!
I spent a shade under $3,200 building it and will let her go for $2,000. That's less than a Helios!
For those of you who have thought about getting a big tank light, you won't do better than my "Baby". This is a 100% "turnkey" portable/towable light and it's a "10" on the 10 scale. You don't have to do a thing to it. Absolutely nothing! Just tow it home, turn the switch and blast whatever it is you're going to blast. (Do not aim at people, animals or aircraft) A fully set of charged batteries will give you somewhere around 50 to 60 minutes of use. It uses 4 each, Group 31 AGM deep cycle batteries for a total of 220 Amps @ 27 or so Volts. I have maybe a couple of hours of use on it since completing it.
Everything you see is brand new except, of course, the light itself. It comes with an extra control box.
A lot of my blood, sweat and tears (well, maybe some swear words in there, too) went into building her. I'd guess somewhere around 175 to 200. (I did some things twice, not by choice, though)
To learn a lot more if you don't know about my tank light, (and VSS-1's in general) and for more pictures, read the threads below starting at post 240
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/110558&page=5
Another thread with this light in it.
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/posts/2046322#post2046322
Buyer to pick up light, no deliveries or shipping. I calc'd the total weight at somewhere around 1,000 to 1,100 lbs. GVW on the trailer is about 1,350. It easily rolls around on flat ground with one person moving it. Even though it didn't need it, I added additional cross members and I doubled them up with angle iron underneath to make the trailer much stronger than stock.
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