a simple and perfectly functioning German engineering art.
@lebumser417012 күн бұрын
German engeneering then and since 2015 comes comes more and more engeneers and doctors over the sea 😂
@IbrahemAlassiri-dp1mw14 күн бұрын
The sophisticated German engineering at the time is beyond its time-been copied by the allied nations post war at many fields
@fudoshin81114 күн бұрын
I have always wondered how these work, thank you for posting!
@kfcinafrica211114 күн бұрын
Wow
@cameronhilburn562814 күн бұрын
Incredible! Just incredible.
@sgtfaruk19 күн бұрын
For a moment I thought smoke would come out and explode, but it works like a beast. 😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣 german engineering 🛠⚙🔩🔧🪛🗜⚖
@MISTERLeSkid20 күн бұрын
And I thought this was going to be a boring walk around of an old, dead artifact. Never mind my mind being blown because I never knew arcing was used for lighting, they even fired it up and gave a proper demo! Cheers.
@DualorProductions21 күн бұрын
That elevation and rotation mechanism looks so smooth, suprising for a 80yr peice of kit D:
@SteveJones-e8w23 күн бұрын
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27)
@goranbrosten903925 күн бұрын
Auster, fel namn vi sökte på.
@OlNoName28 күн бұрын
I was not expecting to see it working. Bravo!
@Christoph-sd3ziАй бұрын
When I see this stuff it always makes me sad that Germany lost
@GamePlayShareАй бұрын
Damn, i though it just had some big lamp. It's even working.
@pazhampori2586Ай бұрын
Such an amazing machine
@Dodek72Ай бұрын
So how many lumens?
@L_U-K_EАй бұрын
😳
@Mr.Fill-FillАй бұрын
Before the advent of powerful gas-discharge lamps, spotlights and cinema, devices operated on electrodes.
@user-fv3vj9hx5sАй бұрын
I wonder if you mount this searchlight on the front of high altitude plane and switch it on against bomber formation during the night is it going to blind the pilots to a degree where they'll crash? Or cause a seizure or something? 🤔
@fredferd965Ай бұрын
IMPRESSIVE!!!!
@Noname_2014Ай бұрын
So cool
@richymotoАй бұрын
I thought: how complicated can it be? In the end it's just a big flashlight. So in fact they did not have a extra large and bright light bulb back then ;-)
@mattgerrard5392Ай бұрын
Why does she have clipped wings?
@WetDoggoАй бұрын
We have one in our village... It's a completely rusted bare frame
Ай бұрын
Very nice Video. Thank you
@MachoSasqАй бұрын
Love the old tech in these lights; we used to be so clever, I blame the digital age; everything is just too easy now.
@TishaHayesАй бұрын
Those arc lamps have a very broad spectrum of light. They produce very intense ultraviolet light in addition to the visible spectrum. The doping of the salts in the rods alters the light spectra as well. About thirty years ago a US version of a shipborne carbon arc searchlight came in to my possession. We wired it up to a 240 volt electrical outlet (way too high of voltage but it worked) and turned it on at night. It looked like a martian heat ray from "War of the Worlds". Finally I had to shut it down within two minutes because of the smell of burning plastic. The 10 AWG power cord had melted all of the insulation off of the wires and the glowing hot copper wires were writhing around on the floor like red hot snakes. Its not spoken of much but an arc lamp of that vintage makes a terrible buzzing noise because there is a coil mechanism that keeps the rods moving around to sustain the arc. It sounded like being next to a welding machine. I had picked it up because I thought that I could salvage out the big parabolic mirror to make a telescope. Once I extracted the mirror I realized that it was definitely not optics grade glass. It had bubbles and all sorts of defects in the glass so that ended that project.
@38listerjagАй бұрын
If you need any engine spares for the generator engine I have a large stock of 320/326 parts , I have a few military engine parts as well. I also rebuild pre-war BMW engines .
@brosephStalinofАй бұрын
that night footage is ridiculous
@notmenotme614Ай бұрын
It’s interesting that it has a petrol driven generator. I wonder where they got their petrol from in 1945 as supplies were running low and how many search lights were unable to operate due to fuel shortages?
@nigel900Ай бұрын
Impressive. 👍🏻
@ecleveland1Ай бұрын
Are you planning on doing a restoration on the light and generator?
@Darton-ok5xtАй бұрын
German workmanship the best
@jimthesoundman8641Ай бұрын
You remember the Abba song called "Supertrooper"? it was about a powerful spotlight used in concerts which was essentially a scaled down version of this type of spotlight. Can't use SuperTroopers any more as they emit harmful fumes when running, not good when you have thousands of people in an arena or theater. But for their day they were an awesome piece of equipment.
@penzman5385Ай бұрын
In some war games, they're one of the first things I will destroy when flying. They must have been prime targets, who was responsible for destroying them and how?
@carlosgravy7966Ай бұрын
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na... Batman!
@mattb3283Ай бұрын
Need a light??
@robinbrowne5419Ай бұрын
It would be a great addition to a fireworks show.
@user-co2vz4py3rАй бұрын
Do they still use this technology in modern searchlights?
@herberarАй бұрын
Very interesting and careful explanations!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!
@alberthofmann420Ай бұрын
He was wrong about the morsecode communication between the crew!!! At 1:03 there is everthing translated to german and I will translate it for you to english. Three dots mean "electrical power on", engine is already running and they should just turn the current for the light on. Brighter, more voltage, translates to two dashes. Dimmer, less voltage, to one dot and two dashes. Turn the engine on = . _ Turn the light on = ... More Voltage = _ _ Less Voltage = . _ _ Turn the light off = . Turn the engine off = . _ . _ .
@atomatman3104Ай бұрын
THATS A MAGINIFYING GLASS THEY CAN BURN YOU WITH TTHat things thats no serch light man that a murder weapon
@paulocavutto3601Ай бұрын
Really impressive what germans did for WWII.
@kevinmurphy3464Ай бұрын
That is in amazing shape after 70 years! That must have been a horrible feeling to be in a Lancaster and that light found you while on a raid over Germany.
@indietonneАй бұрын
Awesome that you show the whole system including the demonstration. If you need help with the German just answer this comment and I can translate the words.
@thomasfx3190Ай бұрын
Leave it to the Germans to over engineer a searchlight, but I guess they were better than our klunky units.
@johnshank5136Ай бұрын
Then some suit shows up and gets to do all the popular fun stuff