Turret Integrated Xenon Illuminator.

Abstract

A program has been completed providing a Turret Integrated Xenon Illuminator (TIXI) brassboard. The TIXI consists of an optical unit, a power supply and a control box. The TIXI is a modified version of the 'Sealed Beam Integrated Reflector Searchlight'. The optical unit has an overall length of 25 1/2 inches, is approximately 6 3/8 inches in diameter and weighs less than 50 lbs. The unit features a sealed beam integral reflector, 1 KW, xenon short arc low voltage starting lamp. Other features include a self contained cooling fan, a beam elevation control (+20 to -10 degrees), a beam spread mechanism, an infrared filter mechanism, a ballast resistor, a quick disconnect lamp assembly for easy replacement, ozone free operation and a braking mechanism to hold the beam elevation rotating cylinder in place when the searchlight is not in use.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA011281

Entities

People

  • Gordon Liljegren

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Control Panels
  • Cooling
  • Cooling Fans
  • Diameters
  • Elevation
  • Fans
  • Filters
  • Infrared Filters
  • Integrals
  • Low Voltage
  • Power Supplies
  • Reflectors
  • Resistors
  • Searchlights

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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