Talk:Arc lamp

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Contents 1 Title of the article 2 Re:Title of the article 3 SOLAR RADIATION TEST 4 Health Dangers?

[edit] Title of the article

The term "arc lamp" seems a little generic to me; although it has a specific meaning in theatre parlance, it's also the generic term for a wide variety of lamp technologies.

Would anyone mind if we renamed this article to "Carbon arc lamp" and created a dab page at the old "Arc lamp" title?

Atlant 12:59, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Title of the article

I agree, and I probably should have read your comment before I edited the page and submitted my changes, but I'm new to this and I didn't see it. Anyway, how should lamps be classified? Is an "arc lamp" a general term for any lamp with an arc or is it just short for "carbon arc lamp"? It's not clear to me if an "arc lamp" is a type of "gas discharge lamp" or the other way around. I suppose the definitions are arbitrary. Is there a conventional way that these terms are defined or classified?

Mikiemike 19:32, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

In common usage the Arc lamp is always a Carbon arc lamp and the lamps you describe are Gas discharge lamps. There is duplication between the Arc lamp and Gas discharge lamp pages and it seems to me that they could be merged. As it stands, your edits seem to fit better on the Gas discharge lamp page, so if nobody likes the merge idea, perhaps the relevant edits could be moved to that page. Moonraker88 23:51, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Added header to Carbon Arc Lamp section and noted that this is the one most commonly meant. Moonraker88 06:50, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the page should be renamed Carbon Arc Lamp, and the information on Arc Lamps should be moved to Gas dischage lamps. MisterSheik 14:21, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SOLAR RADIATION TEST

I need some help about solar radiation test IEC 60068-2-5 Which type of lamp to be used for this test??????? I need to perform SOLAR RADIATION TEST on Energy Meters

I need any specific type of lamp which can fulfill the test requirements Please give your suggestions ~~~~AAMIR~~~~

I think you'll find xenon arc lamps are usually used.

Atlant 15:09, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Health Dangers?

I would think that there would be health dangers associated with electric arc lamps. The arc itself is extremely bright, and can cause Arc Eye. Would these old carbon arc lamps be powerful enough to cause this condition if looked directly at. Also, although minimal, electric arcs give off X-Rays. In a place with a high concentration of arc- lamps, could this be a problem?? --Jdedmond 20:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Carbon arcs should not be in direct view. A 1.6kW arc caused temporary blindness for around 40 minutes when a cover came away and it was viewed momentarily. High intensity and UV output. Even the lowest power carbon arcs cause problems with vision if in plain view, as I found at school. Tabby (talk) 05:28, 6 January 2008 (UTC)