Water Cooled Studio Lighting…1944

On January 31, 2012 - TV History

Water Cooled Studio Lighting…1944

Recently a few discussion questions have popped up…one of them on the GE Mercury Vapor studio lights that were water cooled. Yes, it sounds a bit crazy, but they had them and GE made them. Above is a page from the 1944 GE Catalog that can be found on the ARCIHIVES page of Eyes Of A Generation. There is a lot of other interesting information there too.

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  1. Bob Newberry January 31, 2012

    Very interesting. Since color cameras weren’t a factor I guess there wasn’t any problem with the violet and green light from a mercury vapor lamp? It does make me wonder if they had to compensate for the poor spectral balance with makeup? I did not see any scrims in use so the light must really have been harsh.