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Carlisle & Finch is a manufacturer of nautical equipment founded in 1894 in Cincinnati, Ohio where, as of 2024, it still has its headquarters. The company's main products through its entire history have been searchlights , mostly for marine applications.
The model DCB-224 is a high-power spotlight designed and built by Carlisle & Finch. [1] Originally intended for use as an aerodrome beacon, it was also widely used in marine lighthouses. Depending on the type of bulb installed, the beam could be seen for 18 to 26 nautical miles (33 to 48 km).
Lampchanger in the Maughold Head Lighthouse, Isle of Man.This is a model NALC-89, produced by Nav-Aids Systems, LTD, in Kent, England. An automatic lamp changer (or lampchanger) is a device used to ensure that a navigational light such as a marine lighthouse or aero beacon stays lit even if a bulb burns out.
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The lighthouse currently has a DCB-224 aero beacon [14] manufactured by the Carlisle & Finch Company. [15] [16] This lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Michigan still in active service. [citation needed]
In 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners reported reduced intensity of the Whitefish Point light from June 7, 2011 until August 16, 2011, when the DCB-224 Series Carlisle & Finch aerobeacon lens was changed to a light-emitting diode (LED) lantern with a reduced range of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) [6] as permitted by Coast ...
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It was replaced with a DCB-224 aero beacon [7] manufactured by the Carlisle & Finch Company. [8] It is an active navigational aid and is known as the South Breakwater Light by the United States Coast Guard in the Volume VII light list and the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.