Abstract:
An improved control system for controlling the position of an upper electrode in a carbon arc lamp. The system has a pulley with a line thereover, and a solenoid core is attached to one end of the line and is movable vertically in a solenoid coil connected in the circuit for supplying discharge current to the electrodes, and a control rod clutch is connected to the other end of the line which normally grasps and holds an electrode control rod on the lower end of which is mounted the upper electrode of the lamp. A balancing weight is provided on the core to balance the weight of the control rod clutch and electrode and a shield is provided around the solenoid coil to shield the arc between the electrodes from the magnetic field of the solenoid coil.
Abstract:
Upper and lower carbon electrodes for an ultraviolet arc lamp used for light-fastness testing. The upper electrode is in the shape of an elongated cylinder, the cross-section of which has an exterior annular portion consisting of a carbonaceous material and an interior core portion consisting of a mixture of a carbonaceous material and potassium sulfate. The upper electrode has dispersed therethrough potassium chloride as a stabilizing agent. The lower electrode is in the shape of an elongated cylindrical tube having a hollow interior and is of a carbonaceous material having a high electrical conductivity and has dispersed therethrough potassium chloride as a stabilizing agent. When the upper and lower electrodes are placed with their ends opposed to each other and an alternating current at 135V and 16A is discharged thereacross, a stable light is continuously produced.
Abstract:
A carbon arc lamp for use in a light fastness tester and other similar testers, and having a metal rod extending from a carbon electrode mounting part in the upper part of the lamp down to a point just below an upper metal plate. A portion of the rod is engaged by a ring clutch which is connected to an automatic feed control for the carbon electrode. The lower end of the metal rod has the upper end of the carbon electrode mounted thereon by a threaded connection.
Abstract:
A light intensity monitoring and adjusting apparatus for a light-fastness testing apparatus having a xenon lamp and a power source circuit for supplying power to the lamp. The monitoring and adjusting device has an optical fiber light guide having three bundles of optical fibers therein. One end is directed toward the xenon lamp for picking up the light emitted therefrom and the other end is connected to a light-receiving means including a plurality of three light-receiving elements, one for ultraviolet light, one for visible light, and one for infrared light. Each produces an electrical signal corresponding to the intensity of the light received. The apparatus has a source of reference voltage and a voltage comparator coupled to the source of reference voltage for comparing input voltages from the light-receiving elements with the reference voltage. A voltage adjusting means is coupled to the power source circuit for adjusting the voltage supplied to the lamp and is driven by the output of the voltage comparator to change the voltage supplied to the lamp to bring the intensity of the light produced by the lamp to a value corresponding to the light intensity value represented by the reference voltage, whereby the intensity of light in a spectrum emitted by the lamp can be kept constant for testing specimens for light-fastness under constant conditions.
Abstract:
A support includes a support element having two electrode contact areas for each electrode to be clamped. Each contact area has fixed thereto a conductive carbon plate. A clamping device has a non-conductive clamping surface for clamping each electrode against its respective pair of carbon plates.
Abstract:
A carbon electrode includes an elongate body having first and second sections. One section has a diameter substantially greater than the other section, and the two sections are joined by a radially extending annular shoulder.