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A discharge arc lamp is described capable of continuously dissipating up to 10 kw of electrical power. The lamp is readily demountable and has a useful lifetime of many tens of hours which can be repeatedly extended by simply fitting new silica discharge tubes. The manufacturing techniques can be carried out in any well-equipped workshop with no recourse to specialist skills such as glass working.
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