More like resistive coils as ballast, the arc produces enough IR all by itself, no need to have extra IR, just the ballast resistors are placed where they are able to dissipate heat well.
A very interesting open UV arc lamp with nichrome coil ballast resistors. Almost steampunk :-) I saw a Soviet ultraviolet lamp, also from the fifties, for kindergartens. But they used a mercury arc quartz lamp. A job well done.
Yet another unique restoration. Items the majority of the population have never seen, and can only guess as to what they are, and potentially deadly to operate too boot. Well done, keep them coming.
Nice looking "death ray" lamp. Great job at restoration you mentioned everything I was thinking about the lamp (read description after the video), the strain relief looks too modern and it's probably why the wiring was damaged I would imagine the original was a rubber grommet and something like an UL knot. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history with us.
I love your itty-bitty blue hammer! It reminds me of the much larger body hammers that I've used before. Does it have interchangeable heads? What are the coils for? I watched all the way to the end, expecting to see the coils heat up to cherry red... WTH?
My bigger hammers would only have dented the aluminium I'd rather just take my time and take the dent out it's very slowly I think the coil is not primarily as a heater
🤨 ~ a genuine medical health lamp or 1950s snake oil? - a lot of women who wanted their face and upper body to have a “tan” would plugs this in and turn the knobs to strike an arc [I assume most did that with their eyes shut as to protect their vision, while using it and then opening their eyes after breaking the arc - the thing was bright enough and made a electrical noise when the arc was stuck] and others wore tint goggles to leave their eyes open while using it (unfortunately leaving them with the reverse appearance of a panda wearing glasses) and a small amount? just looked at it and suffered from welders “arc” eye afterwards. The thing under the arc electrodes is a radiant heater bar with an incandescent pilot bulb = a rough indicator that it was working, I assume the heater & pilot light block was plugged to make it easily replaceable? Another hazard with these was ozone gas - the room it was in had to be ventilated and if the user got the timing wrong they got sun-burn from it. Unfortunately the heater coils didn’t glow red/orange so that radiated a “gentle” heat = an attempt at the heat emitted by the sun. It would be used in the winter when there was not enough sunshine & too cold for sunbathing
It's horrifying people were bathing in UV-C light. The atmosphere blocks UV-C from reaching the ground, so it's pretty much space radiation. I'm not sure what the heating coil is for. I always heard that carbon arc lights produce a lot of heat. I guess it's not enough for sunbathing.
Well, it's cool to see this old device works, but the concern is not only the ultraviolet light radiation and vision impermanent issues. it's also about how electric arcs produce ozone, which is very toxic at ground level. Good restore though, pappy 🤓
Were the heating coils made to work? Never looked like the heated up, or glowed anyways. Between the coils, is that a small light bulb? Good job on the restoration.
Nah, from a fire point of view it's no worse than a radiant heater - and safer than modern plastic ones. The main danger is to the eyes, carbon arcs are extremely bright and concentrated.
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Oh wow, that's a monster: resistive heating coils to create IR, then a carbon arc for visible and UV, a perfect sunburn-in-a-box! 😀
Great point!
More like resistive coils as ballast, the arc produces enough IR all by itself, no need to have extra IR, just the ballast resistors are placed where they are able to dissipate heat well.
Doesn't look safe but does look fantastic. The chrome powder coating is neat 👌. Another proud museum piece. Well done 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
A very interesting open UV arc lamp with nichrome coil ballast resistors. Almost steampunk :-)
I saw a Soviet ultraviolet lamp, also from the fifties, for kindergartens. But they used a mercury arc quartz lamp.
A job well done.
Thanks for your comment,Thanks for watching 🙂
Yet another unique restoration. Items the majority of the population have never seen, and can only guess as to what they are, and potentially deadly to operate too boot.
Well done, keep them coming.
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I remember these from my childhood. I also remember the metal fans we had around the house before a/c became a thing.
Thanks for your feedback cheers Richard 😀 funny that, I have a fan sitting waiting for me to do something with it
Nice looking "death ray" lamp. Great job at restoration you mentioned everything I was thinking about the lamp (read description after the video), the strain relief looks too modern and it's probably why the wiring was damaged I would imagine the original was a rubber grommet and something like an UL knot. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history with us.
Thanks for your feedback on the death ray , cheers Richard 😀
The searchlight for air defense used also carbon rod to generate a powerful arc.
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As did cinema projectors, and follow spots in Theatres
Hi Richard really good restoration even though it looks dangerous
Welcome back Richard 👍 cool project. Looks pretty fancy. Well done.
Thanks i am trying to get into it full-time, see how it goes 😂
@@richardrestorations I would like to do the same but it's been way too hot here so I have been limited to what I can do.
The true dangers are so many, but the refurbishing efforts are very nice. Just don't use it, or allow anyone else to use it either. Thumbs Up!
Very true!
That's so awesome, i'd love to have something like it.
Go for it!
Great restoration of the sun death ray lamp
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Carbon arc light😮. Also used in cinema projectors. Regards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland
Thanks for your feedback cheers Richard 😀Greetings from New Zealand
I wasnt aware arc lamp tech was still in use in the 50s due to the high RF noise it threw out from the arcs
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I love your itty-bitty blue hammer! It reminds me of the much larger body hammers that I've used before. Does it have interchangeable heads?
What are the coils for? I watched all the way to the end, expecting to see the coils heat up to cherry red... WTH?
My bigger hammers would only have dented the aluminium I'd rather just take my time and take the dent out it's very slowly I think the coil is not primarily as a heater
🤨 ~ a genuine medical health lamp or 1950s snake oil? - a lot of women who wanted their face and upper body to have a “tan” would plugs this in and turn the knobs to strike an arc [I assume most did that with their eyes shut as to protect their vision, while using it and then opening their eyes after breaking the arc - the thing was bright enough and made a electrical noise when the arc was stuck] and others wore tint goggles to leave their eyes open while using it (unfortunately leaving them with the reverse appearance of a panda wearing glasses) and a small amount? just looked at it and suffered from welders “arc” eye afterwards. The thing under the arc electrodes is a radiant heater bar with an incandescent pilot bulb = a rough indicator that it was working, I assume the heater & pilot light block was plugged to make it easily replaceable? Another hazard with these was ozone gas - the room it was in had to be ventilated and if the user got the timing wrong they got sun-burn from it. Unfortunately the heater coils didn’t glow red/orange so that radiated a “gentle” heat = an attempt at the heat emitted by the sun. It would be used in the winter when there was not enough sunshine & too cold for sunbathing
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It's horrifying people were bathing in UV-C light. The atmosphere blocks UV-C from reaching the ground, so it's pretty much space radiation. I'm not sure what the heating coil is for. I always heard that carbon arc lights produce a lot of heat. I guess it's not enough for sunbathing.
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Well, it's cool to see this old device works, but the concern is not only the ultraviolet light radiation and vision impermanent issues. it's also about how electric arcs produce ozone, which is very toxic at ground level. Good restore though, pappy 🤓
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This is remarkably similar to what was used on me in the late 1970s for peroneal healing after a difficult birth. Without the rods of course.
thanks for watching😀glad there was no rods blinding you
Were the heating coils made to work? Never looked like the heated up, or glowed anyways. Between the coils, is that a small light bulb? Good job on the restoration.
I think it just act like a resistor
being from the 50s i'm surprised there isn't some uranium thrown in there to add a bit more glow to your tan 😎
thanks for watching😀 haven't done any clocks yet !!
What is the tool called that you used to twist the wires together? A great job of restoration on a dangerous device.
9-inch Wire Twisting Pliers ,Thanks for watching
I used to get Sun ray treatment with these circa 1960-61 we were alway given goggles to wear.
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Отражающую часть надо было каким нибудь напылением зеркальным покрыть, было бы гораздо лучше.
as original was just polished aluminium
Finally 😉 10 months have passed since you asked what it was 😄
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Restaurada lâmpada solar 💡☀😉
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That's a lime light, correct?
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No. A lime light uses a gas burner to heat a block of literal lime.
Oh my gosh! They used carbon arc rods to generate UV!
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Работает как ядерный реактор!)))).
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It looks like a torture device.
A cool looking torture device 😜
All the Victorian era electrical devices I’ve seen are unsafe at best and fatal at worst. This one falls in the unsafe category without a doubt
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Вещь пожароопасная,да и счётчик крутит как бешеный...
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im sure many a house burnt down due to one of these in the 50s lol
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Nah, from a fire point of view it's no worse than a radiant heater - and safer than modern plastic ones. The main danger is to the eyes, carbon arcs are extremely bright and concentrated.
I enjoy your videos. But one request: please get rid of that ticking clock in your workshop. It spoils the ambient soundscape.
Just replace my microphone and it's far more sensitive than I realised .the microphone is a good 12 meters away from the clock ,I was more concerned about picking up my breathing, thanks for taking the time to make suggestions for improving our channel🙂