I'll see your 1kW arc and raise you an 800 million candlepower arc light.[1] I got to see it in action and talk to the owner, Bob, about it for quite a while a

I'll see your 1kW arc and raise you an 800 million candlepower arc light.[1] I got to see it in action and talk to the owner, Bob, about it for quite a while a few years ago. Really nice guy and an incredible piece of history/machinery. These lights were used as part of the coastal defense system to spot and highlight approaching enemy aircraft. One fascinating thing are the pre-radar trackers used to drive these lights. They used man-in-the-loop and automated stereo visual and aural systems to locate the incoming planes.[2] [1] http://www.victorysearchlights.com/#see http://www.victorysearchlights.com/#see [2] http://www.victorysearchlights.com/victory2.html http://www.victorysearchlights.com/victory2.html