A look at the WWII 60cm German searchlight based at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre www.lincsaviation.co.uk
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@Patat0four3 жыл бұрын
I was preparing to be disappointed by the lack of demonstration at night, but I'm glad I was wrong !
@Uniquecapture3 жыл бұрын
same lol
@rchrdjms623 жыл бұрын
Me Too!
@KumaBean3 жыл бұрын
Same, I skipped through at first just to make sure, lol 🍻
@drawincode18003 жыл бұрын
Very Cumbersome And Inefficient
@dcocz39083 жыл бұрын
Amazing isn't it
@sausagedog523 жыл бұрын
in germany everything has to be powered by a BMW straight 6, even if its just a light
@hello75333 жыл бұрын
Imagine a world where it was all powered by the bmw s85 instead.
@Risk0s3 жыл бұрын
@@hello7533 it would be a world where the generators sound awesome, but have an oil leak every hour.
@hello75333 жыл бұрын
@@Risk0s yeah, you wouldnt want the machine that makes rod bearings powered by one tbf.
@zaxarrrr36593 жыл бұрын
Just like USA which had Chevy V8 powered air raid sirens during the cold war
@SparkieFuchs3 жыл бұрын
OwO
@Drakey_Fenix3 жыл бұрын
Incredible how much work went into engineering a searchlight.
@dogfag3 жыл бұрын
The Germans have always been professionals at wasting factory hours
@TerrisLeonis3 жыл бұрын
It's really quite impressive. I'm glad they don't just leave it sitting in an exhibit but actually restored it and have it working again.
@ChrizRockster3 жыл бұрын
@@dogfag They've also created a situation where I have used their components in my control panels for almost 20 years and never been out on a warranty replacement for any of their equipment. Can't argue with that, nobody wants the 3am call out in the pitch black, middle of nowhere.
@radwanderer61653 жыл бұрын
It wasn't only the searchlight the engineering went into. Sadly, (preparing for) War was the (main) reason for it. Many things we think are inventions from nowadays are from back then (f.e. guided Bombs, Stealth Planes, Cruise Missiles, ballistic Missiles, ... ).
@andrew18983 жыл бұрын
Everything we have now is because of war. All the technological advancements ever were due to war research. Microwave? Now we put em in sattelites and use em to blow up IED's
@jzrgrmm3 жыл бұрын
That RPM drop when the light is turned on is amazing.
@whatevernamegoeshere36443 жыл бұрын
Yeah but holy shit did you look at the watts? They had a 150+A peak when the arc was drawn from the short. They ran it at 60 volts and 100 amps, that's 6 kilowatts. That's 8 horsepowers of counter rotating force just from the electric load
@simplywonderful4493 жыл бұрын
Yes, that light draws quite a bit of current, and a similar thing happens when a diesel-electric locomotive applies dynamic braking, passing current through resistance grids on the locomotive sides, blowing off the heat while using the resistance to slow down the locomotive in addition to the wheel brakes.
@whatevernamegoeshere36443 жыл бұрын
@Bitterman mols per joules? What exactly are they measuring?
@whatevernamegoeshere36443 жыл бұрын
@Bitterman Ah got you :3 Didn't exactly expect to see moles of photons being measured when cd is an SI unit but it does make sense. But also mmol are milimoles, not micro :p
@LosSerpent3 жыл бұрын
@@whatevernamegoeshere3644 nowdays, a LED that draws 6KW will makes 100x times the light that halogen light does, pretty crazy
@joergmaass3 жыл бұрын
I remember an openair concert in Berlin in front of the Reichstag where they had a larger version of this behind the stage and switched it on during the concert. A column of light shot out, appearing almost solid in its strength and ferocity and bathed the trees behind the audience in a glaring sea of light. It was an unreal experience and profoundly impressive.
@Cracktaculus3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't the old Reichstag complex re-purposed for out door concerts during the 80s'?
@Cracktaculus3 жыл бұрын
@Tiberius I'mserious hehehe, Hitler rolling and rolling in his grave since '45!
@quentintin13 жыл бұрын
@@Cracktaculus no, it was renovated in the early 60's but agreements made so that the government couldn't assemble in it, so until the reunification it was used for occasional representative meeting and one-off events
@dundun33683 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5Wak6Z5nrd5gqc this one?
@hanzkammler63883 жыл бұрын
@@Cracktaculus actually Hitler stood dead center in the so called Cathedral of Light produced by that things bigger brother the 150 cm searchlight ..... 150 of them lol. It was visible from Britain.
@apunnguaqberthelsen3 жыл бұрын
you know its German tech, when device still runs in 90+ years.
@redpillproductionscanada55633 жыл бұрын
The Germans are master craftsmen, I don't think I've ever seen or used a German product that isn't far superior to the same product of a different origin.
@elektronischemusik19033 жыл бұрын
@@sonacphotos Well, they have to compete with the global market and with changing customer wishes. Cars are not only commodities but also lifestyle products, engineers have to find a balance between affordability, style, longevity and the modern environmental awareness.
@rockyBalboa66993 жыл бұрын
Apple products don't run past 6 years and they call themselves Geniuses!!
@gernhartreinholzen39923 жыл бұрын
@@sonacphotos True. Real german quality rarely exists today, because we let produce our products mostly in China like anyone else. Also, you don't make a lot of sales, when your product lasts forever...
@tomdickens78563 жыл бұрын
@@redpillproductionscanada5563 Bullshit. German cars don't hold value and break within just a few years.
@storcy3 жыл бұрын
‘These are genuine WW2 rods that we acquire from….somewhere’. Ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies…!
@robertthomas59063 жыл бұрын
It's amazing the WWII stuff you can still find today. Sometimes an old warehouse is emptied or someone's basement.
@leonotthelion3 жыл бұрын
@@robertthomas5906 Not to mention how much equipment was produced during WWII
@wes41923 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this comment. Had i not found it, i would have made it.
@robertthomas59063 жыл бұрын
@@leonotthelion I saw a movie that was made in 1946 or 47. One of the first WWII movies and it was placed post war. They showed aircraft that was destined for scrap. Row after row after row. Then I think of the Kaiser ships that were made. I think he was launching 13 or more ships a day. We made ships faster then they could sink them. Then think of all the stuff that was made for those ships. It's incredible. Today we seem to have so many people that can't even make their own bed. Blame it on other people.
@user-jq5bs8ij1u3 жыл бұрын
@@robertthomas5906 we still have a ton of Japanese and american ww2 equipment like rifles clothing supplies lying around in army warehouses in south korea and the north koreans have a bunch of soviet equipment lying around too
@0xf7c83 жыл бұрын
For anyone wondering: The light is using 5.5kW of power.
@ProCommentateur3 жыл бұрын
Now the real question, how many search lights to cook a chicken ?
@TheWolvesCurse3 жыл бұрын
@@ProCommentateur how many slaps to illuminate the sky?
@schautamatic3 жыл бұрын
So my wimpy 4KW Onan generator wouldn’t have been up to the task. 😄
@TheWolvesCurse3 жыл бұрын
@@stefanlurxl2139 what else would you power it with? a hand crank?
@robertthomas59063 жыл бұрын
That's a small one. Hollywood used larger ones.
@SmokyPizza68533 жыл бұрын
So it's essentially a stick welder with a mirror behind it and magnifying glass in front. Genius
@olliwhosu559324 күн бұрын
i got an idea🤣🤣
@tootired763 жыл бұрын
Totally blew me away when they lit it! I was expecting a non-functioning relic only!!! Nice work, Guys!!!
@Kyntox3 жыл бұрын
its german of course it still works
@GamePlayShareАй бұрын
Same here
@trevorj2033 жыл бұрын
That is probably one of the coolest pieces of machinery I've ever seen The engineering back then Wow. Did you see how good it worked how many years laterI was blown away by how bright white the light was I was not expecting it to be that color
@elultimo1023 жыл бұрын
Check out the video of anatomy of the German electric torpedo. Talk about sophisticated engineering, and this was 80 years ago.
@elektronischemusik19033 жыл бұрын
@@elultimo102 For me personally, it is more shocking that are plenty of nations out there which could not produce tanks and planes with the same capabilities and in the same quality like the second world war icons. I bet there are at least 50 nations and more which could not crankt out someting like a tiger, spitfire, bf 109, p 51 mustang, B 17, pershing or let alone something like the Type XXI submarine class.
@jacobg22963 жыл бұрын
The nazi engineers advanced technology far ahead of there time.
@SALTrips3 жыл бұрын
80 year old machine. Nowadays let's see what lasts over 5 years.
@alanwatts82393 жыл бұрын
@Tiberius I'mserious Our planet has been habitable for a period much larger than the human race was in it, i have no problem believing something else could have lived here before us and then took it to the stars. We are, after all, lucky to presence those videos the pentagon had to admit were real first hand, and they are absolutely astonishing. Maybe those are the advanced civilizations that lived here long ago, now somewhere else and coming to visit us to see our progress? That would explain why we weren't conquered by them long ago, they are our ancestors. Or even our creators. Makes you think.
@VenturiLife3 жыл бұрын
Just needed someone to fly over in a restored Lancaster...
@Ratzfourtyfour3 жыл бұрын
And then Flak it. With blanks, of course :D
@simplywonderful4493 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but then you'd want an anti-aircraft gun and all, getting much more complicated! ;-)
@bagoistvan31823 жыл бұрын
BRING THEM ONE !!!
@carebloodlaevathein67323 жыл бұрын
@@simplywonderful449 I know where to get a proper 8.8cm FlaK 37 with variable timed fuse shells XD
@i.i.iiii.i.i3 жыл бұрын
@@carebloodlaevathein6732 In Germany they are also easy to find xD In my city they still find FLAK ammo or allied bombs on pretty much every construction site... Just a few weeks ago they found 2 15 kg 10.5 mm FLAK grenades on my favorite running route and detonated it there 😅
@tolga1cool3 жыл бұрын
And now imagine what the larger ones could do! This is the small one after all
@Sizzlik3 жыл бұрын
Yeh...he said they had 2m ones..shine it on the moon an you got daylight
@Bartooc3 жыл бұрын
200cm one had light intensity of 2400000 candela and was powered by 120KW generator. It was used to detect bombers so it could light the planes like 12km in the air.
@votpavel3 жыл бұрын
damn,thats a smaller one?
@tolga1cool3 жыл бұрын
@@votpavel Yeah. This is the 60cm one. Diameter that is. The largest one is 200cm. That's close to a 7 foot diameter
@votpavel3 жыл бұрын
@@tolga1cool that must have been something back when they used them
@ApicalisHD3 жыл бұрын
**EDIT: Jesus christ people, what did I start here** The writing on the Generator translated: Auf - Open Zu - Closed Res. - Reserve Hauptvergaser - Main Carboratuer Starten - to start Sparsam - economical Startvergaser - Startingcarborateur Ein - On Aus - Off Generator Regler - Generator Controller fällt - dropping steigt -climbing Verdunkler - darkening device or darkener I guess dunke - dark hell - bright Ölwärme - Oiltemperature Wasserwärme - Watertemperature Öldruck - Oilpressure Kraftstoffstand - Fuellevel Ölstand - Oillevel Oel- u. Kraftst. Anz. Beleuchtung (Oel und Kraftstoff Anzeigen Beleuchtung) - Oil and Fuel display lighting Anlasser- Starter Erregung - Excitation Zeichengeber Schalterbeleuchtung(Schalttaffelleuchte???) .... Handlampe? - Signal signal sender switch illumination ? Sammlerladen - battery loading Handlampe 85V - Handlamp 85V Zeichengeber - Signal sender Zeichengeberanschluss - signal sender connector Innenbeleuchtung - Inside lighting (like inside the cabinet) Handlampe - Handlamp
@Simsonschieber3 жыл бұрын
"Sammler" is an old German Word for Batterie. So Sammlerlader should bei a Battery loading Devise.
@ApicalisHD3 жыл бұрын
@@Simsonschieber lol wusste ich gar nicht
@ApicalisHD3 жыл бұрын
@@Simsonschieber korrigiert, danke
@Simsonschieber3 жыл бұрын
@@ApicalisHD res könnte eine Stellung des Benzinhahns sein. Dann wäre es die Stellung für Reserve.
@akaHarvesteR3 жыл бұрын
I love that the word for ‘fuel’ in German literally means ‘powerstuff’
@john1234568893 жыл бұрын
This video is mesmerising. I'm fascinated with how genius the search light is. Who would of ever known that they were so complex. You have to hand it to the Germans, they're the greatest engineers in the world. Even from a British perspective, you have to hand it to them, they possess some kind of genius when it comes to engineering and technology.
@bonusnudges3 жыл бұрын
@Jason the Germans were known for their quality , but now , unfortunately they’ve learned how to make junk
@stefanmargraf78783 жыл бұрын
We have been pretty good at engineering...but nowadays far from it. Today we need 10years + for an airport, in WWII we build an airplane from scratch in 3 month. Sadly that was a fighter aircraft.
@stuartd97413 жыл бұрын
@@stefanmargraf7878 that's a fair comment. But today there is alot more building & health and safety regulations that have to be considered when building an airport. That's not even factoring in political cronyism.
@stuartd97413 жыл бұрын
You have to consider Hr started building his army away before the WWll. Early 30S. So he had time to build and invest in research development & design and engineering. With this in mind, it was possible to nuture young minds into becoming engineers. Sad these days it seems everyone copies other peoples ideas...🤔 Rather than invent their own.
@kulturfreund66313 жыл бұрын
Jason The biggest mistake Hitler made was to let the many highly sophisticated Jews emigrate/escape to the enemy‘s side. Einstein was the most famous one of them. Would the US have started the Manhattan-project without him having pushed for it ? When you take a weight piece off one side of the scale it’s a loss. When you then place onto the other side of the balance it counts twice against against you.
@mentalizatelo3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful engineering! That generator sounds like tuned to perfection, you guys should be very proud of the work you invest in keeping it working so fine. That works deserves to be shown!
@TangoOne3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why I clicked on this video.. but it was surprisingly entertaining.
@tamar52613 жыл бұрын
Me too 😀
@moviestudioland3 жыл бұрын
The demo is absolutely amazing. I did not at the beginning think there would be a demo. Well done. Thank you.
@FabFunty3 жыл бұрын
My dad was sitting on such a thing in 1944 as 16 year old Flakhelfer also called Luftwaffenhelfer (literally: "air force assistants") from High-School directly to the war
@Pix2links3 жыл бұрын
Nazi
@Lilinator813 жыл бұрын
Congratulation for the dumbest Post under this Video. Shame...
@Ratzfourtyfour3 жыл бұрын
Rotation and tilt is extremely smooth, exquisitly restored.
@dbcooper73263 жыл бұрын
Full marks for getting that all back working. I was hoping to see it in the dark and you delivered in spades. Thank-you,
@nateweter40126 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic piece. I just love WW2 gear and equipment and especially German. These Sd.Ah.51 trailers are so great.
@Schlipperschlopper5 жыл бұрын
Here you can see the next bigger German 56 KVA 120 Hp Wehrmacht WW2 generator set powered by a 540K Mercedes Benz inline 8 engine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4SoiI2aj6l1oJo
@dominichallgate4313 жыл бұрын
I owned this and sold it to the brothers with the generator and the rods. Nice to see it all again.
@slipperyjim14973 жыл бұрын
The film industry used the same basic carbon arc technology up until about the early 80s. I did work on a film in the mid 90s that used 2 carbon arc lights that were shipped from LA. The lights were stamped RKO pictures and Desilu Productions. Very cool to see this WW2 era light.
@slipperyjim14973 жыл бұрын
Here is a video about using a carbon arc from film industry: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5Wak6Z5nrd5gqc
@XMarkxyz3 жыл бұрын
This is really really cool and rare (also by youtube standards), I would love to see the 200cm light (given there is one still around) must've been something exceptional; great engineering in this machine
@jeroendesterke97393 жыл бұрын
The annual "War & Peace" show in the UK had such a spotlight which the owners - one boozy Friday night - aimed at a 747 closing on Gatwick or Heathrow airport, many miles to the west. The pissed-off pilot radioed the tower, who in turn, radioed the police.
@Edseltje3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeroen, I've Googled it and decided to put this one on my bucket list of interesting military engineering. Do you coincidentally have any other recommendations?
@HextorBane3 жыл бұрын
This was indeed a very stupid things to do. I hope the police fined that guy.
@em47033 жыл бұрын
@@HextorBane Oh my what a tragedy, a lightbulb in the corner of the eyes of the bored pilots while the autopilot runs! The state better steal his money so they can waste it on worthless shit!
@0xf7c83 жыл бұрын
@@em4703 Yes, but I bet you won't like to be in that plane when that happens.
@dropsnooze52743 жыл бұрын
@@em4703 You never know what you are interfering with. Would not have thought to see a comment excusing endangering hundreds of lifes. Fuck you.
@famo18t445 жыл бұрын
Super diese Vorführung.... Obwohl mein Englisch nicht so gut ist.... Hab ich viel dazu gelernt. Besonders schön zu sehen das noch alles funktioniert 👍👍👍
@CindyBradyTooh3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you showed what it looked like at night. I always wondered about these lights. I watch alot of WWII movies. You made a very well done, thorough video. Thank you so much! ~Cindy! :)
@DeadLuckArchives4 жыл бұрын
Such a bright light from such a fascinating, dark time.
@JLTSoft3 жыл бұрын
This is way cooler than I thought it would be. Fascinating how complex this was.
@denverwynn43 жыл бұрын
It is shocking to me how much engineering and complexity went into something as ‘simple’ as a ‘light’. So many things we take for granted. A light, something that COULD be considered as auxiliary to their effort, had so many components. Kudos to those keeping them in working order. And kudos to those who today keep our modern systems in running order. Especially given that their complexity far surpasses the technology of that seen in WWII
@Galbex213 жыл бұрын
Im so amazed. Im learning to fly a Cassna 172 in 2021 and the generator reminds me of all the gauges and systems of the Cessna engine. So cool.
@SK.The-Machine-Designer5 жыл бұрын
a perfect match of an engine a generator and a carbon arc lamp. then the lamp maneuvering gears were simply superb.
@rogeronslow14983 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing some 2m diameter ww2 searchlights in operation at an outdoor trade show. They were very impressive and the dancing beams drew people from far and wide. I think they were British.
@ChiCan763 жыл бұрын
Sure glad this video showed up on my feed today. Hats off to the men and women who strive to keep these treasures going strong.
@megashtyr13 жыл бұрын
When someone retrofits chinese HID bulbs into the halogen reflector dipped beam headlights
@sreekumarUSA3 жыл бұрын
070721/1339h PST 🇺🇸 Why was this analogy, even, scripted, may I ask? HID= High Intensity Discharge . The smaller ampullae contains Xenon Gas that ignites when a very high voltage (25,000 V) is applied. There’s no Carbon Rods in those bulbs, FYI . Even much much before the Eastern Country could copy and manufacture Automobile compatible HID Systems, USA had Mercury Vapour Lamps, Metal Halide lamps, High Pressure Sodium Vapour Lamps and Low pressure Sodium Vapour Lamps.
@carwashadamcooper15383 жыл бұрын
@@sreekumarUSA I believe the comment is a comparison of effect, not manufacturing capabilities. When people use the incorrect bulbs in their automobile headlights, mistakenly thinking it is an "upgrade", it actually causes a dangerous situation for on-coming traffic because the beam is far too intense and focused. Like a searchlight..
@mattlane22823 жыл бұрын
@@carwashadamcooper1538 It's actually just all over the place and NOT focused...
@blakeslide69193 жыл бұрын
lol
@mikaelhanninen37163 жыл бұрын
@@sreekumarUSA whoosh
@gd35153 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. It never occurred to me that a search light could be so complex.
@ATomRileyA7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this always love to see these kinds of lights
@nutzeeer3 жыл бұрын
germans are tool-makers. i was suprised when i saw a tool that measured the hardness of trees, to determine if its rotten. (i think it was a drill basically, but with a drill strength sensor and a screen that displays a graph)
@janeuler32623 жыл бұрын
wow superb insights - thanks so much! that´s some pretty impressive tech for a searchlight!
@HAZRDLyrics3 жыл бұрын
I love the german equipments, machines etc from WW2 amazing works from the engineers and workers.
@edgarw59193 жыл бұрын
As kids, we used a searchlight the one you show, as a marry go-round .it was all kaput inside but we still turned it by the crank-handle 4 kids inside and one had to crank it.....for us kids it locked much bigger,,,thank you for helping me in my memory's in Germany....LOL from down under,,,,,
@coloradostrong3 жыл бұрын
Do you mean a _merry_ go round? As in a carousel, roundabout, hurdy-gurdy, or merry-go-round? Or something about marriage going around?
@edgarw59193 жыл бұрын
Yeas a carnival amusement machine, I serviced many machines in the hydraulic industry in my Life in Australia.... all the machines i serviced, i only rode the carnival machine only one time.. LOL. Edgar @@coloradostrong
@andrebartels16903 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us this piece of history in action 👍
@sloblock19723 жыл бұрын
Amazing piece of kit, fascinating to see the technology behind these searchlights.
@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_3 жыл бұрын
God bless whoever built that wonderful machine
@simplywonderful4493 жыл бұрын
Great video! These lights remind me of the "Klieg Lights" that we used to see at the grand opening of a store or car dealership in the 60s and 70s. They weren't German-made nor surplus, but the light was probably the 120cm version (larger) than these, and the trailer it was on had the generator with it as well. Amazingly bright, we'd watch the smoke from the arc when we finally found out where the light was situated, and the operator would program the light to go through a certain set of motions as it waved that beam in the night. Truly interesting to watch, and it's great to see these working, especially with an old BMW-made engine from 70 years ago!
@notwocdivad3 жыл бұрын
That is one helluva torch!!!
@KD-cg9iq3 жыл бұрын
Introducing a flashlight powered by a 6 cilinders tank engine . Very impressive . Thanks a lot for showing this .
@michaeltempsch52823 жыл бұрын
A bit big for EDC though...
@alaska33335 жыл бұрын
Great piece of technology and so nice to see you guys demonstrating it to the public (I wish I were there!) Keep it up!
@K-Riz3143 жыл бұрын
Damn, not even the most powerful and advanced modern flashlights can compete with that throw. LEP technology comes close.
@judicator3753 жыл бұрын
This was most illuminating.
@johnadams20633 жыл бұрын
I had no idea it was an arc light!! Damn that's pimp.. what a complex system that is!!!
@jasonknoxx62713 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love ww2 military history.. From the battleships to the spys and other trickery down to the front line soldiers. I get lost in time watching stuff like this.
@rickbullock43313 жыл бұрын
Always high quality and very sophisticated engineering from Germany.
@gregcyrus27393 жыл бұрын
I am really impressed by the (state-of-the-art) technology. Tnx for restoring & preserving and showing! all these technologies in action.
@OlNoNameАй бұрын
I was not expecting to see it working. Bravo!
3 жыл бұрын
The ultimate answer to the question "Have you got a light?". That Morse code button is genius.
@brunos65993 жыл бұрын
The final solution to the night question.
@11C1P3 жыл бұрын
I need a couple of those on my car for people who don't like to dim their high beams.
@Curtis.Carpenter3 жыл бұрын
rotten eggs work better, keep a dozen in your glove box and use as needed or tape one under your dash for emergency lol
@Shipfixer3 жыл бұрын
When I was in High School, I mounted an aircraft landing light on my old 66' Bonneville for that exact reason. It would light up the whole mountainside. And when activated, you could watch the oncoming offender swerve from being blinded. Had to have a 90 amp alternator to run it. Sadly, the cops made me take it off. But great fun while it lasted. Greetings from Alaska.
@DrunkenGamer6663 жыл бұрын
ah yes, fight the asshole by being a bigger asshole... classic.
@Angry-Lynx3 жыл бұрын
@@DrunkenGamer666 sometimes thats all you can do 😁
@andreschapero36153 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Thank you. From Santiago, Chile.
@adjo823 жыл бұрын
The technology to get that sort of brightness back in the day is unbelievable
@Monkeyheadtpc3 жыл бұрын
Imagine only to what length they went. Building a dedicated generator and searchlight setup, controlled by three people. The way I see it, it has 90 Amps at 60 Volts, so around 5 000 Watts. Amazing to see such ingenuity and humbling to see that nowadays this is basically equivalent to one BMW headlight in my rear view mirror.
@MrWilur3 жыл бұрын
5400W exacly :) w=a*v
@thatguyfromvermont78433 жыл бұрын
“Hans did you bring the flashlight?” “No I’ve got something better”
@DiegoBarrios3 жыл бұрын
Amazing working piece of history. Congratulations!
@redpillproductionscanada55633 жыл бұрын
Amazing how much it took to create this intensity of light when this was developed, almost looks like HID headlights of modern vehicles.
@casemodder893 жыл бұрын
It IS kind of an HID but not based on high pressure xenon gas filled arc lamp but with carbon sticks (that wear down from oxygen burning arc). Todays HID strikes with high voltage and this one does with a little short circuit arc* that gets streched to the point where it jumps over to the main carbon stick. *(Hence the massive RPM drop in the generator during the strike)
@redpillproductionscanada55633 жыл бұрын
Interesting, thanks for the reply. 👍
@mre95933 жыл бұрын
at first I was wondering why not a intercom or radio? then they turn on the generator "oh" :-)
@jantaliban13 жыл бұрын
The generator maybe was still doable, but the raging Flugabwehrgeschütse next to the light sure was deafening.
@colintinker77783 жыл бұрын
@@jantaliban1 I'm surprised the Search light didn't have a panel to remotely control the generator. Adjust rpm and field current. Considering how complex most of this thing is... a remote would have been easy!
@bcfuerst3 жыл бұрын
@@colintinker7778 It's all mechanically controlled. You'd need actuators and so on and that without any digital control. Having a human there is much more feasiable in the 1940s
@colintinker77783 жыл бұрын
@@bcfuerst I was thinking along the lines of cables. Just as on bicycles but longer.
@Reaktanzkreis3 жыл бұрын
Radios and intercoms were expensive equipment at time and need extra skills. And all available electronic components were used for radios in Tanks ships and manpacks. But manpower are cheap and alwwas on hand. A team to operate such piece of equipment got a crew of 3 to 4 man. one man operate the searchlight, another the genset, a third man guard the site , and the 4th has to rest to be fit for his next turn.
@prillewitz3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic to see this. My grandmother told me about this and actually saw allied airplanes being caught in these beams during the war. Very terrifying.
@kneedeepinthedoomed3 жыл бұрын
My grandmother told me how she could see Kiel and Lubeck burn, from tens of kilometers away, and that it looked like fireworks. She was a teenager then. Terrifying doesn't begin to describe it. She also told how they had to pull the bombed-out people out of the trains from Hamburg and how the retreating Wehrmacht just stacked their weapons at the trainyard where little boys played with the panzerfausts. My other grandmother told about planes attacking refugee trecks in the East. One grandfather told of the NAPOLA and how, after the Nazi staff made off in a Kübelwagen and told the boys to trust in the Fuhrer, giving them rifles and pointing them to the front, he became a displaced person at about 12 years of age (they saw the Red Army and decided not to fight), and how the Allies doused him with DDT, all over, because of the lice. The other grandpa didn't want to say much of anything at all. Yep, the Nazis fucked my family up good. Imagine the trauma. Decades later, the verdict would be "PTSD, all of them". Truth be told, the entire German people probably badly needed therapy and never got any. ... You can be sure they paid for what they started, in their hearts and minds. So did their children and grandchildren. Screw Nazis, screw them with a rusty chainsaw.
@duartesimoes5083 жыл бұрын
What the RAF crews called "being coned". Often, it was their doom.
@prillewitz3 жыл бұрын
@@kneedeepinthedoomed At the time she told me this I was too young to understand what war was and nobody spoke about it. Probably because of all the bad things they experienced an saw. A whole nation brainwashed and lead into hell. That it may never happen again.
@mattlane22823 жыл бұрын
@@prillewitz Happening right now in the usa rofl
@anthonycoffer3633 Жыл бұрын
That is SO COOL I’ve never seen one operated in the present only ww2 films I’m SO GLAD u guys have one that is fully functional I hope u all will be able to keep it running for generations to come
@rdaystrom45403 жыл бұрын
Nice searchlight. Amazing beam. Thanks for showing it.
@Hobby_Electric3 жыл бұрын
7:50 holy shit, the moment when very old technology let LED Light look like toys :P
@cola987653 жыл бұрын
Arc lights are very old technology, even older than filament lightbulb itself. While it was a popular choice in lighthouses, they were too powerful for individual uses... LEDs are about 10x more efficient, but still 500W LED lamps sound like something quite big
@michaeltempsch52823 жыл бұрын
@@cola98765 There's a 1500W LED module available: store.yujiintl.com/products/yujileds-bc-series-high-cri-cob-led-900h-1500w-pack-1pcs Video on KZbin of a guy testing it: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHO5XmSMg7ymmaM
@skuula3 жыл бұрын
The beam focus is very good.
@Flofutz3 жыл бұрын
And that is even the smallest one
@fudoshin81120 күн бұрын
I have always wondered how these work, thank you for posting!
@chrisnurczyk82393 жыл бұрын
I operated a theatre carbon-arc follow spotlight when I went to drama school in the 1970's - it wasn't as sophisticated as this unit you show. Very cool, thanks for sharing!
@karanmishra89713 жыл бұрын
German technology in all fields was ahead of its times..
@trollsports78293 жыл бұрын
Nah
@robavproductions3 жыл бұрын
If you need translations for your panel please let me know. I‘m a native German speaker from Germany who happens to know English quite well.
@QuinnHartmann3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was a bit surprised by how much trouble they were having, just find a German or point google at it
@bennylloyd-willner96673 жыл бұрын
@@QuinnHartmann Yeah! A Heritage Aviation Centre full of WW history, and they don't have anyone understanding German??? Surely they have that sorted by now. Feels a bit comic to me like the policeman in 'Allo 'Allo...
@Gunny19713 жыл бұрын
What a lovely sounding generator!
@sideshowbob15443 жыл бұрын
I never thought a searchlight could be so exciting !
@humanbeing16753 жыл бұрын
...and that was only the tiny 60cm version. 😎
@jakubjandourek28223 жыл бұрын
Hell, I would really like to see two-hundred-beast...
@Tunkkis3 жыл бұрын
I read "60cm" as "60mm", and thought these were going to be flares fires from mortars or field guns.
@yuzoookun3 жыл бұрын
I don't give a shit about what you read
@Tunkkis3 жыл бұрын
@@yuzoookun Good, then we hold each other in equal level of interest.
@thePavuk3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, me too. Thumbnail looks like loading of AA gun.
@MrOiram463 жыл бұрын
Well, the Germans did have a 60cm mortar as well (yes that’s right, a 60 *cm* mortar)
@michaeltempsch52823 жыл бұрын
@@MrOiram46 The Karl-gerät. (Karl device) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Ger%C3%A4t
@ericdee68023 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery and History. Thank You for sharing! 👍
@Spencer0673 жыл бұрын
Ww1 and ww2 had some of the neatest things. To see what humans could build and accomplish without the help of computers is amazing.
@movelikejaeger19143 жыл бұрын
5:06 130 million german speakers: You could have asked :(
@totalitaer.3 жыл бұрын
You never ask a German. He may BS you, just for the "fun" of it...
@movelikejaeger19143 жыл бұрын
@@totalitaer. nooooo we would neeever :P
@jerrydewitt85853 жыл бұрын
A man in east central Illinois back in the 70's an 80's, used one of a larger size at his summer outdoor parties to guide party participants to the spot. It was talked about till this day.
@Vemppu_Lutku3 жыл бұрын
Very cool 👍🏻
@Smith83403 жыл бұрын
Amazing engineering, and thanks for demonstrating.
@ramrod1323 жыл бұрын
Very cool, and major props to them for 1) such an amazing explanation, 2) being able to work and demonstrate the equipment, and 3) producing this video to reach such a wide audience. I'm also impressed at the engineering that had to go into the light and (what I assume is a) parabolic mirror.
@RJ6AV63 жыл бұрын
Germans put everyone to shame with their engineering back in the days 👍
@smokecrackhailsatan3 жыл бұрын
Yeah you know, that german engineering that put everyone to shame. Lack of any long range bomber, no oil, a bunch of oversized tanks with drivelines that broke inside of 200 miles... Yup, that superior german engineering is totally what won them the war. wehraboos, wehraboos everywhere.
@FakeMoonRocks3 жыл бұрын
@@smokecrackhailsatan Lack of a long range bomber? That's military strategic planning. Not science and engineering. The strategists asked for submarines, and the engineers gave them very effective U-Boats. No oil? That's politics and resource distribution. Again, not science and engineering. And you might want to research a little deeper into WWII tank warfare. Sure, tanks like the Panzer & Tiger tanks had their shortcomings. But so did Allied Forces' tanks. There are plenty examples of German tanks outperforming Allied Forces tanks, in battles.
@RJ6AV63 жыл бұрын
@@smokecrackhailsatan It wasn't just military engineering the Germans excelled at. Try learning some history bro 👍
@SSG14453 жыл бұрын
@@smokecrackhailsatan You are lost in mind my friend, completely lost. Read more
@mattlane22823 жыл бұрын
@@SSG1445 No he is right... they had jets but lacked the ball bearings, or the highly refined fuel... the tanks at some points were 50% self inflicted loses from break downs... guns jammed non stop...
@Ranger_Kevin3 жыл бұрын
Well, if we Germans love one thing then it is an (over-)complicated mechanism :-) Nice to see such a historic piece of equipment kept in working condition, very fascinating.
@nordic54903 жыл бұрын
@ 5400W, and assuming a typical efficiency of a carbon arc lamp @ 5 lumen per watt, = approx 30000 lumens. Current high power leds are approx 100 lumens per watt (if kept cool) thus would need only 300W to achieve the same light output.
@michaeltempsch52823 жыл бұрын
There's a 1500W LED module available (if not even higher by now)...
@reahs48153 жыл бұрын
its amazing how far flashlight tech has come. 30K lumen is possible to have in a handheld configuration nowadays
@davida1hiwaaynet3 жыл бұрын
Amazing piece of history! Thanks for sharing it with us here. I can only imagine the amount of time which went into restoring this.
@hausaffe1003 жыл бұрын
never thought these where electric i assumed magnesium torch or something like that
@opinionsarelike38523 жыл бұрын
comes in handy when you drop something in your car while driving at night
@andrepohle74853 жыл бұрын
Gute alte Technik aus meiner Heimat ☀️ danke für dieses Video. Ich habe viel gelernt 😆👍
@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.
@billyray47163 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine if germans could still make quality parts like this?
@hannes178lool23 жыл бұрын
they can, but the consumer rather wants cheap shit
@SMGJohn3 жыл бұрын
Leave it to the Germans to make a flashlight so Goddamn complex, with its own freaking Engine too.
@mongolike513Ай бұрын
Excellent work lads.
@josephastier74213 жыл бұрын
I like the telegraph communicator between the searchlight and the generator. It would work reliably over the roar of battle.
@andrewbalan29863 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't melt those Spitfires with that beam! German tech was so advanced it's amazing! Today your LED lamps that are supposed to work for 20k hours die after two years while this thing still works as advertised after rusting for nine decades? Is this the price we pay for wanting to have it all cheap and in bulk?
@joemama.5563 жыл бұрын
if you take in mind that everytime you replace that rod you are using a new "lightbulb" that comparison doesnt make any sense lol
@herbsl3 жыл бұрын
but look at the pricetag and operating costs, at least 3 Solders are needed and a truck with driver :)
@Techie12243 жыл бұрын
bmw engine filled with synthetic oil and dc generator with electric switches and circuits while british mostly would use a candle or burned cloth lol 😂
@xXMapleVodkaXx3 жыл бұрын
Don't make the refrigerator company any money if you only buy 1 refrigerator in your life
@Techie12243 жыл бұрын
@@xXMapleVodkaXx then rhe refriegator company fire 70% of its workers or paying workers 70% less then taxes got decreased by 70% then the whole country get backward because many people dont work and dont buy 😆
@markmckinley59893 жыл бұрын
There was a lens attachment that allowed it to be converted to an early laser like device. Used as an anti tank weapon.
@TheExplosiveGuy3 жыл бұрын
No there wasn't🤣.
@hesspet3 жыл бұрын
@@TheExplosiveGuy Not in the meaning of a laser. But, yes, there were experiments to use this to blind attackers. Has nothing to do with lasers, more a sort of a adjustable focus. I read some years a note in a book about this. But it was more an experiment than a field use.
@duudsuufd3 жыл бұрын
@@hesspet That would not work against American soldiers today. It seems they are always wearing sunglasses.
@unfa003 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video - thank you! I did not expect to see the light running.
@sampanda3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! Thanks so much for the night demo