36 inch Gorilla

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I compared the Gorilla and Night Hawk Reflectors, and realize the Gorilla has a much smoother surface, giving it a much better beam. I will focus spending a lot of time finishing any future surface to a mirror smoothness. With the Night Hawk, I moved quickly, thinking I could get away with the orange peel look. The Gorilla has the light re-installed, and will test tomorrow.

Come to the next Seattle CPF Get Together; and see the Gorilla with the 1200 watt HMI!

Gorilla

Here is a view showing the more focused Gorilla beam.

 

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I fired up the Gorilla during the Full Moon tonight, August 12, 2011, and could see the beam five miles away. I'll get photos uploaded next few nights. (I could see several meteors, from Perseid meteor shower, near the beam; all this even with the Full Moon.):wave:

 

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Awesome!:naughty: Beam shots came out great. 1,200 watt HMI Gorilla at some viewing angles, looked very much like the "Luxor" light in Las Vegas...the way it just kind of hung in the sky as I drove down various highways. The Offshoot: "Night Hawk", beam shots looked similar, but just not as bright, and did not photograph too well. I hope to remedy this soon.

Here are just a small sample of this impressive light.: You can see the stars in some of these.\/

Beam needs more focus, 1 blk away

Beam needs more focus, as seen 1 block away. These shots are similar to what the Night Hawk looked like, but brighter. the Gorilla's mirror surface is more glass like than the Night Hawk, which I hope to remedy soon...as $$$ dictates.

Beam from a mile competing with full moon
Beam would appear brighter if it shined directly overhead. Still it looks bright on a profile, competing with the Full Moon! The Gorilla sits about a mile from this zoom shot.

Full moon and mile away Gorilla
Beam would appear brighter if it shined directly overhead. Still it looks bright on a profile, competing with the Full Moon! This is about a mile from the Gorilla.

Two miles this view of Gorilla light beam




Typical view as seen a mile and a half distance from Gorilla.

Mile and half from Gorilla

Typical view as seen a mile and a half distance from Gorilla during Full Moon.

Two Miles from Gorilla at Aloha High

The beam as it looked from 2 miles distance from Gorilla, as seen at Aloha High School during Full Moon

Three miles from Gorilla at TV HWY and 170th ave.

Another shot near the "Our Lady of Peace" Retreat House. You can see the beam rising near the RxR Crossing arm during the Full Moon. Beam kind of looked like the "Luxor" light in Las Vegas, which I plan to photograph the Gorilla near, soon!

Three miles TV HWY

Traveling at 40 MPH, I leaned out and took this photo along TV HWY in Beaverton, OR, about Three miles from Aloha, OR where the Gorilla is shining from! You can see the beam shining above the smeared store lights.


I focused the light better after I took these shots. I'll fire up this thing at some point, but it really does draw a lot of people, so I have to plan when I can use it next...neighbors probably wonder where all these beam curious people show up from.

I could see the beam easily four to five miles away, but didn't take the time to photograph it, as I had to get the thing turned off, I guessed crowds had started to form near home, yes, many Light Beam Seekers. I focused the beam better, thinner and brighter now, after photo shoot.

Now with Gorilla focused for an even brighter, thinner beam, you must come to the this Fall's CPF Seattle Area Get-Together. We are forming a time plan right now!

Here is a link to this last May Get together that the Fall, (Autumn) Get-Together is piggy backing on for now.

Plan Now for CPF FALL Get-Together in the Seattle Area! Copy and paste in browser is needed VVV

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?310143-Seattle-area-GT-in-May/page3

 

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I should be installing the 600 watt HID into the Monster and comparing it to the Gorilla soon!

I'm starting a new job, and have been going through a lot of training, etc, so the 600 watt conversion for the Monster may take a little longer.

 

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I will be comparing the Gorilla to the Mini-Lightsward with the 1,200 watt HMI in both soon, tomorrow maybe...:twothumbs

 

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Perhaps this was a stretch, but here is the way to the New Thread:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...-Together-Note


Seattle area get together has some people joining us from "Open Carry".

 

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The Gorilla had a chance to hang out with other similar lights, and a whole bunch of other High-Tek lights brought by all the light 'junkies'. We were careful not to shine any lights at aircraft, but a couple of departing flights from the area must have been 'dazzeled' by the marvelous a-ray of light beams pointed unintentionally their direction.

My 'Eagle Tac' won at the drawings that Mike & Julie of Pacific Tactical Solutions do at each of these events unintentionally got a neighbor's attention from a block away, while walking her 'attack dogs' early in the morning!

Many photos of the Seattle area Get Together taken; so please post them! :naughty:

 

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Recently went to the Seattle Get Together 24th of September, 2011 here are just a few photos of the Gorilla and company.

The Baby Ray and Gorilla lights, started things off outside. The KK light was next, then Mini LightSward and finally the Grand Finale, "The DEATH RAY, (Tank Light)!

You can see Chizel's recently made 35 watt HID slicing through the Baby Ray and Gorilla beams near bottom.

The Mini LightSward and Gorilla compare

The Mini LightSward and Gorilla compare light output of their 1,200 watt HMI 4,000 watt incandescent equivalent beams. The Gorilla design to the right is more efficient and brighter, but the Mini LightSward is small and easier to transport, with less light wash.

Four bright lights shine the night away

IgNITEor and LightSward show off lights

Here you can see the Tank Light named the Death Ray and the Baby Ray showing the Mini LightSward and the Gorilla on the right, how lighting is done.

Some of the brightest lights people can have

Here you can see the Tank Light named the Death Ray and the Baby Ray showing the Mini LightSward and the Gorilla on the right, how lighting is done.

Just a sample, I have more, will post soon.:naughty:

One more:

Here is a view taken a football field length away from the four powerful searchlights.

I took this photo from about three hundred feet from the searchlights!

 

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I have to admit, I got a little 'lazy' and didn't focus the split spherical back reflector or main focus point as well as I could have on the Gorilla. :sick2: I will discipline myself and make a better method of focusing the Gorilla, so I won't have such a wide beam. The imperfections in the main reflector don't help either.

IgNITEor gave me some tips on a better focusing method. I may put all the best of what I've learned these past couple years, into the soon coming; 26 inch, (ish..) "Light Sport' or "Sport Light"...(name undecided copyright issues), that I may make available for sale, either in part, or as a complete searchlight package.:naughty:

 

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Here are a few more shots of the Gorilla with other fellow searchlights.


There is much fun at Seattle Area Get Together s. Show up next time...Spring 2012!

The Mini LightSward and Gorilla compare

The Mini LightSward and Gorilla compare light output of their 1,200 watt HMI 4,000 watt incandescent equivalent beams. The Gorilla design to the right is more efficient and brighter, but the Mini LightSward is small and easier to transport, with less light wash.


Both of these are 1,200 watt HMI lights: KK Light compares to Gorilla

Both 1,200 watt HMI lights: KK Light compares it's better focused beam to Gorilla's brighter but faster spreading beam.

A view of the searchlights from nearly a block away, photo taken in the nearby woods

Photo from nearly a block away.

1,200 watt HMI KK light to our left, compares to the 1,200 watt HMI Gorilla to our right.

1,200 watt HMI KK light better focused and reaches clouds better, compares to the 1,200 watt HMI Gorilla, brighter lower portion of beam, reaches clouds, not as bright at that height as KK light.


Mini Light Sward tries to light as bright as Gorilla. Both lights use a 1,200 watt HMI 10 mm arc bulb.

Mini Light Sward borrows power from IgNITEor's KK light's generator to power it's 1,200 watt HMI and compares to Gorilla's 1,200 watt HMI light with efficient reflector design; powered by Chizel's power company.

Another view of the Mini LightSward and Gorilla searchlights.

 

[petrev]

I have to admit, I got a little 'lazy' and didn't focus the split spherical back reflector or main focus point as well as I could have on the Gorilla. :sick2: I will discipline myself and make a better method of focusing the Gorilla, so I won't have such a wide beam. The imperfections in the main reflector don't help either.

IgNITEor gave me some tips on a better focusing method. I may put all the best of what I've learned these past couple years, into the soon coming; 26 inch, (ish..) "Light Sport' or "Sport Light"...(name undecided copyright issues), that I may make available for sale, either in part, or as a complete searchlight package.:naughty:

Great Work

LightSport-26 Parts/Kit - sounds interesting !

Keep up the great work
Cheers
Pete

 

[LightSward]

Great Work

LightSport-26 Parts/Kit - sounds interesting !

Keep up the great work
Cheers
Pete




Thanks for the good thoughts.

I'm going to spend some quality time researching and building the LightSport-26 reflector and Kit and finished complete light.

Nice Photos Chizel. Thanks again for the power.


Death Ray, (Tank Light), background and Gorilla Light the Sky!

Gorilla photo close-up. Photo by: Chizel

IgNITEor really helped break the HMI ice for me and answered the call for me. Chizel came through with electric power for me all three Seattle Area CPF Get Together events I attended.

LightSward
Jared

 

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The Gorilla looked awesome for the twenty minutes it functioned at the Christmas tree lot. Cooling fan ran too slow, because of the bad power at the lot. Searchlight bulb it self lit properly, but bulb leads melted and disconnected from the base. I am making some modifications to change from a single ended bulb to the double ended 1,200 watt small arc HMI. I have just ordered a new single ended Jenbo 1,200 watt HMI bulb. Should be up and running Christmas Lot, 170th and T.V. HWY Beaverton, Oregon, by FRIDAY, about my 50th Birthday!

 

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:naughty: There is definitely something to be said about double ended HMI bulbs. Wow, with a full moon, five people with-in five minutes showed up, one car full of people saying they had seen it on a highway running two and a half miles or more a way. I bit more focus-able light source, with cleaner rays. I'll have to keep this in mind. Plus the double ended bulb cools much faster, enabling a much quicker restart!


I put the 1,200 watt bulb from the "Mini-LightSward" into the Gorilla to replace the slightly overheat damaged Single ended bulb. (I noticed the ballast and bulb stay up with 'crappy power" quite well, the specs., show this, but the cooling fan speed is very closely affected by proper voltage.) I will run my fans from smaller, carefully regulated power supplies, while still powering the electronic ballast itself, with a wide range of voltages, as listed on the specification sheet.

I'll post photos soon, but had to shut the thing off after ten minutes...too many people! :wow: I'm going to compare it to the 600 watt HID regular type metal halide powered Monster soon. :twothumbs

It should now work at the Charity Christmas Tree Lot, it will shine from, on; TV HWY., Oregon. :santa:

 

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I'm trying to post photos, but my computers has slowed to a crawl.

Photos from Christmas Tree Lot

 

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Okay, here are some recent photos of the Single Ended and Double Ended 1,200 watt HMI small arc bulb version of the Gorilla Searchlight.

Gorilla shines over Tree Lot Parking Lot

the Gorilla is seen dominating the night sky with it's powerful 1,200 watt double ended HMI small arc bulb.

Gorilla is tested with new 1,200 watt HMI

Gorilla is tested with new 1,200 watt HMI. Light Shines out over Beaverton, Oregon.

Gorilla is tested with new 1,200 watt HMI

Gorilla is tested with new 1,200 watt HMI. Light Shines out over Beaverton, Oregon.

Gorilla is tested with new 1,200 watt HMI
Gorilla is tested with new 1,200 watt HMI. Light is ready to shine 100 feet to adjacent garage.

Gorilla beam competes with Full Moon

Gorilla beam competes with Full Moon. Other stars and a planet are visible.

Gorilla Shines over Beaverton, Oregon

Gorilla Shines over Beaverton, Oregon Christmas Tree Lot. Can be seen for several miles!

Gorilla shines across busy intersections

Gorilla shines across busy intersections of TV HWY and 170th plus traffic light for our tree lot.

Gorilla shines over Tree Lot Parking Lot

the Gorilla is seen dominating the night sky with it's powerful 1,200 watt double ended HMI small arc bulb.

1,200 watt HMI arc tube cools down

1,200 watt HMI arc tube is captured in this photo cooling down. :thumbsup:

 

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I've got some really good video of the Gorilla shining from the Christmas Tree Lot. Four customers showed up with-in minutes of it being lit. Many in the area thought a Hollywood Movie was in production. I'll post next few days. :naughty:

 

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VIDEO


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Gorilla NEW with 1,200 watt HMI bulb.m4v
The Annual OLP Christmas Tree Sale is greatly helped by the the Gorilla
Searchlight. Click IMAGE for Video. Top from YouTube, bottom one is Flickr




Gorilla NEW with 1,200 watt HMI bulb


See if any of these work :sick2:

 

[erehwyrevekool]

Really impressive!
Happy December! :wave:

 

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The Gorilla is incredible. For all practical purposes, the Gorilla fulfills a life long dream of owning a "Big Light" that shines a bright beam several miles across the night sky. I will now improve this and make it 'beta' and continue working on lights.

There are two intersections seen in many of these photos, both adjacent to the tree lot. The Gorilla was plagued by dirty power and jared rigged wires. I will now disassemble some of the power supplies and rebuild them the way they should be...with real wire, not the PA small wire stuff they rigged it with. I'll include circuit breakers instead of fuses, and am working on some other reflector ideas...this thing is ready to move forward!

Here are some of the last photos taken! Enjoy...


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Christmas Tree lot

Here the Gorilla light is seen shining a block away over the 170 and TV HWY intersection.

Gorilla lights cloud deck one mile up 2

As the fog lifted, a cloud deck about three quarters to about a mile up reflected the Gorilla light quite brightly. Here incredible detail of the cloud deck is revealed by the Gorilla.

Customer checks out new tree advertised via Gorilla

The Gorilla greets a customer!

A little rain doesn't slow the Gorilla

The light fog and rain react with the Gorilla beam in a way that requires a lower to horizon light pattern.