TM 11-5855-217-12
1 Searchlight, Infrared MX-8272/VSS-3 (1)
10 Control, Searchlight Set C-7905/VSS-3 (2)
11 Mounting screw (H4-4)
2 Searchlight mount (MP2)
12 Lockwasher (H5-4)
3 Mounting screw (H7-4)
13 Searchlight cover (MP1)
4 Flat washer (H6-4)
14 Lampholder (MP2)
5 Mounting pin (H1-3)
15 Lamp and holder assembly (A1)
6 Control, Searchlight Set C-7906/VSS-3 (3)
16 Technical Manual 11-5855-217-12
7 Mounting screw (H2-4)
17 Fuses (installed in spare fuse holders inside item 1)
8 Lockwasher (H3-4)
9 Cable Assembly, Power, Electrical CX-11893/VSS-3 (4W)
Figure 1-1. Searchlight Set, Infrared AN/VSS-3.-Continued
Type of light . . . . . . . . . . . . Visible or infrared.
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 kilowatt (minimum).
Type of lamp . . . . . . . . . . . Xenon, short arc,
Mode of operation:
1.0 kilowatt.
Visible light . .. . . . . . . Compact, spread, or
Peak output:
variable beam width.
candlepower . . . . . . . .50 million (minimum).
Infrared light . . . . . . . Compact, spread, or
Beam width:
variable beam width.
Compact . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 (minimum).
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . Air-to-air heat ex-
Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.0.5.
changer using integral
Variable . . . . . . . . . . . .l.0 to 7.0.
Input power require-
Reflective system . . . . . . . . Metal parabolic mirror.
ment:
Focus-defocus method . . . Motor driven.
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . .22 to 28 volts dc.
Searchlight control . . . . . . . Provided by control box
Current . . . . . . . . . . . .52 amperes maximum
and remote control box.
(75 to 115F, 24 to
46c); 58 amperes maxi-
mum (-65 to 75F, -54
to 24c).
1-6. Items Comprising an
Operable Equipment
Change 2