zArc Classic

NASA Searchlights zArc Classic™ is the
BRIGHTEST of the original 60 Inch Classic Hollywood style Searchlights !

60 inch Classic 1942 Sperry Searchlight With Green Technology installed.

NOTE: zArc installed into 60” WWII Searchlights can be installed from to configurations max.

Photos courtesy of Searchlight Express*

Each Element can be independently
operated in Normal Brightness mode
or MAX Brightness mode and
Independently turned on or off !

SPECIFICS 
Candlepower
Lumens per watt Multi-Merge Mirrors
Old WW2 Mirror Beam Divergence zArc Lamp Mercury-Argon Lamp
HMI Lamp Carbon Arc Rods
Lamp Life (Hours)
Safe Lamp Handling (Full Time) Operator Req.
Technilux Safety Glass
Adjustable Angle 100 VDC Operation 120 Volt Operation 208 Volt Operation
220 Volt Operation
240 Volt Operation
250 Volt Operation Amperes 100vdc
Amperes 120vac Amperes 240vac
Frequency
Phase
PWR Factor Correction
Rotation Range Rotation Speed
Elevation Angle
Beam Diameter
Beam Shape
Beam Divergence Generator Noise Level Detachable Lamp Heads
Weight (Trailered Model)
Length
Width
Height
IP Rating
Mirror
Construction Beam Visibility (miles)

NASA zArc CLASSIC
6.04 - 23.53 Billion
96 YES NO 1.5⁰ YES
NO NO
NO 1000
YES NO YES YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
N/A 28 - 110 14 - 55 47 - 63 Hz 1 Manually Set  360⁰ 0 - 10 RPM Variable -20⁰ - +90⁰ 60 Inches Round Collimated >1.7⁰ Honda EU/EB Series > 62 db(A) YES 4800 - 5400 lbs 12 feet  7 feet 10 feet 65 Rhodium/Nickel Aluminum/Steel up to 40

General Electric Carbon Arc
800 Million
37 NO YES 1.5⁰ - 6.0⁰(variable) NO NO NO
YES 2 YES YES NO YES
YES NO
NO NO NO NO 150 N/A N/A N/A N/A Manual 78-105vdc 360⁰ 0-5 RPM Typically Fixed -20⁰ - +90⁰ 60 Inches Round Collimated 1.7⁰- 30⁰ Variable General Electric <75 db(A) NO 6000 lbs typically 16 - 28 feet varies  5 - 8 feet varies 10 - 13 feet varies
65 Rhodium/Nickel Steel up to 28 miles

Sperry Carbon Arc
800 Million
37 NO YES 1.5⁰ - 6.0⁰(variable) NO NO NO
YES 2 YES YES NO YES
YES NO
NO NO NO NO 150 N/A N/A N/A N/A Manual 78-105vdc 360⁰ 0-5 RPM Typically Fixed -20⁰ - +90⁰ 60 Inches Round Collimated 1.7⁰- 30⁰ Variable Westinghouse <75 db(A) NO 6000 lbs typically 16 - 28 feet varies  5 - 8 feet varies 10 - 13 feet varies
65 Rhodium/Nickel Steel up to 28 miles

*Searchlight Express is a proud partner company of North American Searchlight Advertising LLC.
All Searchlight Express Photos presented here are courtesy of Ron Peters, owner and Founder of Searchlight Express and are used here with permission.

All NASA Searchlights Trailers are purpose built / custom manufactured by a Licensed and DOT legal and approved professional trailer manufacturer based in Texas, are completely legal in all 50 States, and have proper Registration, Insurance, DOT certification, and paperwork.

Eco-Fleet All of our Searchlight Products
feature our latest innovations in
green low carbon footprint
lighting technology!

BRIGHTEST 60” SEARCHLIGHTS IN THE INDUSTRY
Beams are easily VISIBLE BEFORE DARK !
(zArc-3 Model shown)

Model zArc Classic™

Light Size 60 Inch

Power 24 Amps (Max Mode) / 14 Amps (EcoMax mode) @ 240V Single Phase (zArc 3 Model)

Power 31 Amps (Max Mode) / 19 Amps (EcoMax mode) @ 240V Single Phase (zArc 4 Model)

Power                        37 Amps (Max Mode) / 23 Amps (EcoMax mode) @ 240V Single Phase (zArc 5 Model)
Power                        48 Amps (Max Mode) / 29 Amps (EcoMax mode) @ 240V Single Phase (zArc 6 Model)
Power                        55 Amps (Max Mode) / 33 Amps (EcoMax mode) @ 240V Single Phase (zArc 7 Model)
Generator                  Quiet Regulated Pure Sine Wave

Fuel Gasoline / 1.0 GPH

Weight starting at 4800lbs (Trailered model)

Weight starting at 2000lbs (Stand Alone)

Dimensions 12’L x 7’w x 10’h

360⁰ Rotation 0 - 10 RPM (Fully Adjustable/Variable)

Projection From 0⁰ to 90⁰

Beam Candlepower 10.08 Billion (zArc M3 model Max Mode) / 6.04 Billion (zArc M3 model EcoMax Mode)

Beam Candlepower 13.44 Billion (zArc M4 model Max Mode) / 8.06 Billion (zArc M4 model EcoMax Mode)

Beam Candlepower    16.80 Billion (zArc M5 model Max Mode) / 10.1 Billion (zArc M5 model EcoMax Mode)
Beam Candlepower    20.16 Billion (zArc M6 model Max Mode) / 12.0 Billion (zArc M6 model EcoMax Mode)
Beam Candlepower    23.53 Billion (zArc M7 model Max Mode) / 14.1 Billion (zArc M7 model EcoMax Mode)

These are the original, traditional Classic 60 inch Hollywood style searchlights you have seen since the 1940’s !

Add some Hollywood to your next promotion !

The zArc-Classic is a GREEN, Low Carbon Footprint VERY ENERGY EFFICIENT 60-Inch Searchlight !

It is capable of producing up to 23.5 Billion Peak Beam Candlepower !

Operating at 240 Volts/39 amperes. Original Prototype from 2004!

The ONLY Dimmable 60 inch searchlight on the market !
Brighter
Greener
Lighter
Quieter

The ONLY Dimmable 60 inch searchlight on the market !

DIMMABLE !

60 inch Classic 1942 Searchlight

in original Carbon Arc operating configuration.
Operating at 100 Volts DC / 150 amperes using
original 120 year old Carbon Rod technology.
Photo Taken at Champion Ford in
Corpus Christi, TX.
Early 2004 just before prototype zArc Conversion.

Available in Stand Alone and Portable Trailer* versions!

PRESERVING THE PAST... ...PURSUING THE FUTURE !

60 inch Classic 1942 Searchlight with 18,000 watt HMI Lamp which produces a beam that is not columnated, not as bright as claimed, and results in reduced distance/visibility.
Operates at 208 Volts / 102 amperes using 46 year old HMI technology introduced in 1969.

CLICK HERE to see the original published specs from

LP Associates, one of many manufacturers of the Power supply Ballast used to power 18k HMI Lamps.

Skyview Dominator
1.0 Billion
94 NO YES 2.1⁰(width) 1.9⁰(height) NO NO
YES NO
300 YES NO NO YES NO NO YES YES YES
NO N/A N/A 90 - 108 50 - 60 Hz 1 NO
varies up to 360⁰
Fixed Typically -20⁰ - +90⁰ 60 Inches @ Reflector Oval spreads out over distance 2.1⁰ x 1.9⁰ oval 40-45kva Diesel <100 db(A)
NO 9000 lbs 28 feet typically 8 feet typically 11 feet typically 65
Rhodium/Nickel Steel up to 30 miles

*All North American Searchlight Advertising’s products candlepower ratings are calculated using the proper  NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) formula and are the most accurate published  specifications of any searchlight on the market. All other brands specified are their companies published specifications. It is unknown what methods any other companies have used to calculate their candlepower ratings.

Click Here to inquire via email about renting or purchasing one or more zArc-Classic’s !

$ Call or eMail us!
$69500.00 (3 Element Model)
ADD
$ 8950.00 ea. $ 3450.00 $ 3950.00
$ 4450.00 $ 3980.00 $ 8890.00 $22980.00
$ 3580.00

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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
Additional Beam Elements: 12’x7’ Trailer: 14’x7’ Trailer: 16’x7’ Trailer: 5.5 kva Superquiet Generator: 7 kva Whisperquiet Generator: 25 kva Whisperquiet Generator: Steerable Wheeled Stage Trolley: