Fig. 2.—The basic equipment for nightlighting, excluding the hand-held spotlight, consists of a gasoline generator (with clamp) , 
floodlight cluster, and wiring system. The toggle switch for the floodlights appears in the left foreground; the netter’s platform 
(with clamp) is at left center; and the in-line fuse is visible in the center area of the major coil of cable. This identical set of 
equipment is used on the different vehicles shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4. 
(Fig. 2) made from 3- or 4-foot sections of l-inch metal 
conduit. The tripod, depending on its design, was 
fastened to a sturdy, metal cartop carrier either with 
bolts or with clevis-type hinges. The clevis hinges per- 
mitted the floodlight cluster to be easily folded down 
for highway traveling or for avoiding low-hanging 
obstacles. 
The lampholders were individually adjustable so 
that the area illuminated by the lamps could be con- 
trolled. The lamps were tilted downward when 
cruising in cover that absorbed light (e.g., heavy green 
vegetation) and lifted slightly in cover that reflected 
light (e.g., snow). The floodlights ordinarily were 
adjusted to yield a semicircle of adequate light extend- 
ing about 10 yards on either side of the vehicle and 30 
yards forward; beyond these distances the light was 
diffuse. 
Electrical power for the a-c floodlamps was supplied 
by a 110-120-volt, 1,250-watt, gasoline-powered gener- 
ator (Montgomery Ward model) , which could be pur- 
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chased with or without an electric starting motor. The 
1,250-watt capacity of the generator was sufficient to 
supply the starting electrical surge for the five, 150-watt 
floodlamps, which subsequently drew only 750 watts. 
This generator was small enough to be mounted, by 
bolting it to the frame, under the hood of some 
vehicles. Usually, however, it was mounted on a plat- 
form, or angle iron frame, which could be readily 
clamped to the rear bumper of a vehicle (Fig. 3). 
The power cable for the electrical system consisted 
of about 15 feet of neoprene-covered motor cord with 
14-gauge, 600-volt wires. A polarized male plug to fit 
into the receptacle on the generator was attached to 
one end of the cable. About 10 feet from the generator 
an outlet receptacle, inserted in a handy box, was in- 
stalled in the line (Fig. 2). A 20-ampere cartridge-type 
fuse (automotive) was installed in this line between 
the generator and outlet receptacle. One wire of the 
power cable was extended through the handy box for 
about 5 or 6 feet to a single pole, single throw, 25- 
