Okay okay not really a walk around more of attention grab as I need info on this light and the folks on this forum know there military stuff. I believe this light to be off a amtrac(aavp). Can someone confirm vehicle and what voltage would it be as I am going to clean this puppy up and make it work. For my display case. Probably make it center piece of my amtrac model shelf.

I guess you're right about the "donor" vehicle, but the same type of headlights equips a few other AFV's like the M109 as well :

http://data.primeportal.net/artillery/vodnik/m109/M109_008.JPG

The right light of each cluster is usually fitted with a IR lense.

Here's a brand new one :



AFAIK, these are 24-Volt lights, but maybe they could be converted to 12-Volt by switching the bulbs ....

H.P.

I settled on the Amtrac due to the fact that I found it in a thrift store near Camp Lejeune NC which is home to a large USMC amphibious landing force. Plus from pics the Amtrac mounts inside a square headlight guard on the front like mine mounts. Plus from the LVTP7 paint specs the right headlight would be nato black. My light is marked Right side with a label. I actually just found a manual for USMC vehicle electrical systems and it lists the LVTP7 as being 24 volt DC as you stated. The LVTPs electrical system puts out 200 amps but I would assume the lights use far less. Good thing I figured out is most laptop charging cords put out 24v dc.

This is a standard US military light system but an older one before I R use. The bracket mounting positions seem to indicate it was inset in an indentation on the vehicle like the LVTP, M578, etc. so your guess is probably a good one, since vehicles like an M60 would have a stem type of mounting. Frenchy's photo shows the The right side lens which is not painted, but is darkened glass and is for the Infrared light projector which is used in conjunction with the driver's infrared viewer when driving in total blackout conditions. Your lens is a standard headlight lens. The shielded light at the top of the cluster is the low light driving light, which projects a dim elongated beam just in front of the vehicle, to assist the driver in seeing the road without the use of the headlights. The small aperture at the bottom of the light is a backlit set of "cats eyes" which glow differently at different distances from the vehicle. I've forgotten the exact distances, but an example would be an observer seeing one "eye" at 50 meters or two "eyes" at 25 meters, there's a corresponding set at the rear of the vehicle-- these are primarily used in no or low light driving in a convoy or road march. The lights would be controlled from a selector switch in the drivers position. If you can rebuild this to a 12v system, and repaint it, it would be a neat addition to a model room, and would make a great night light! But you may need to find a corresponding selector switch--eBay perhaps?
VR Russ