It looks like a predecessor of the MaxaBeam. Any input Robert from PeakBeam?
Edited since I have more info now.
I got these lights and 1 battery charger for them off of Ebay. Pichel Industries, the manufacturer, is no longer in business and my searches yielded not even a mention of this light. Might be nice if better searchers than I could try to find any info on these. There was mention of Pichel Industries working on a fix for the VSS-3 tank light reflector problem. If I'm reading it right, Pichel just recently went out of business and they started back in 1967 in Rancho California, CA.
These are tethered lights that probably ran off an operator worn battery pack. The quality of construction is up there with Military hardware. I've not been able to find any documentation whatsoever. I have not attempted to fire them up yet because I need to determine what input Voltage is required. Typically, a small Wattage Short Arc handheld would probably require a 12VDC input. The lowest Voltage rated component I can see is 32 VDC. The label on the Pichel Industries OEM charger says it's a 24 Volt unit. I confirmed this by measuring an unloaded Voltage of 33.45. When attempting to charge an 8S LiFeP04 pack resting at 26.6 Volts, when connecting the charger, I saw a .1 Volt increase and a current flow of only .345 Amps. A 2S SLA pack resting at only 26.6 should call on full charger Amperage delivery I would think. So the charger is probably not working correctly but would tend to confirm that the battery used to power these lights was a 24-28 Volt pack. I don't have any of the OEM packs.
Beyond that, The reflectors are in great condition and I'm fairly sure they are Rhodium plated. I don't know if the lamps are good. They are not physically broken. So do I "hit" it with 25 VDC and see what happens?
Edited since I have more info now.
I got these lights and 1 battery charger for them off of Ebay. Pichel Industries, the manufacturer, is no longer in business and my searches yielded not even a mention of this light. Might be nice if better searchers than I could try to find any info on these. There was mention of Pichel Industries working on a fix for the VSS-3 tank light reflector problem. If I'm reading it right, Pichel just recently went out of business and they started back in 1967 in Rancho California, CA.
These are tethered lights that probably ran off an operator worn battery pack. The quality of construction is up there with Military hardware. I've not been able to find any documentation whatsoever. I have not attempted to fire them up yet because I need to determine what input Voltage is required. Typically, a small Wattage Short Arc handheld would probably require a 12VDC input. The lowest Voltage rated component I can see is 32 VDC. The label on the Pichel Industries OEM charger says it's a 24 Volt unit. I confirmed this by measuring an unloaded Voltage of 33.45. When attempting to charge an 8S LiFeP04 pack resting at 26.6 Volts, when connecting the charger, I saw a .1 Volt increase and a current flow of only .345 Amps. A 2S SLA pack resting at only 26.6 should call on full charger Amperage delivery I would think. So the charger is probably not working correctly but would tend to confirm that the battery used to power these lights was a 24-28 Volt pack. I don't have any of the OEM packs.
Beyond that, The reflectors are in great condition and I'm fairly sure they are Rhodium plated. I don't know if the lamps are good. They are not physically broken. So do I "hit" it with 25 VDC and see what happens?
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