This Technical Manual Change 2 for TM 5-6230-201-25P covers the Crouse-Hinds Model 44676-C Searchlight, identified under FSN 6230-624-3567, and is dated April 1964. This change was issued for the original TM 5-6230-201-25P manual dated August 19, 1960, making it an important companion document for collectors, researchers, restorers, and anyone building a serious reference library around U.S. Army lighting equipment and Cold War technical literature.
Unlike a full base manual, this item is an official Change 2 publication. That means it was issued to revise and update the original manual rather than replace it outright. For collectors, that matters. Army manuals were routinely kept current through numbered changes, and surviving change issues help document how maintenance guidance, repair parts information, and service procedures evolved while the equipment remained in use. In that sense, this is not just a supplemental insert. It is part of the actual service history of the manual.
The Crouse-Hinds Model 44676-C Searchlight
The Crouse-Hinds Model 44676-C Searchlight belongs to the broader family of military lighting, utility, and field-support equipment. As identified by its nomenclature, it is a searchlight, placing it squarely in the support side of Army operations rather than in the category of conventional weapons or combat vehicles.
Equipment in this class was associated with illumination, visibility, site lighting, maintenance support, security functions, and general field operations where powerful directed light was required. In military service, searchlights like this could support engineer units, maintenance sections, depot activity, airfield operations, and other situations where dependable lighting equipment was essential.
For collectors, that makes this manual change especially interesting because it documents the technical side of Cold War military support equipment rather than more commonly seen combat hardware. It also has strong crossover appeal for anyone interested in military lighting systems, industrial electrical equipment, and U.S. Army field-support systems. The inclusion of FSN 6230-624-3567 adds cataloging value for collectors who prefer manuals with a specific government stock-number reference rather than only general nomenclature.
What This Manual Change Covers
Because this publication is a change to TM 5-6230-201-25P, it belongs to the organizational, field, and depot maintenance repair parts and special tools side of Army documentation. In practical terms, a manual change like this is especially relevant for updated service information related to:
Since this is Change 2 for the August 19, 1960 issue, it is especially useful to collectors who want to pair it with the original base manual and preserve the manual as it was actually updated and used in service.
Historical Significance
The date April 1964 places this publication in the Cold War period, when the U.S. military maintained extensive technical literature covering not only weapons and vehicles, but also the support equipment required to sustain field operations. Manuals and change sheets like this reflect a period when Army documentation extended into every part of the logistical chain, including lighting systems, maintenance tools, electrical support equipment, and field-service infrastructure.
For collectors and historians, this manual change is especially relevant to subjects such as:
Because it covers a specialized searchlight rather than a more common tactical vehicle or weapon system, it also adds variety to collections that already include standard ordnance or maintenance manuals.
About This Item
This listing is for Technical Manual Change 2 for TM 5-6230-201-25P covering the Crouse-Hinds Model 44676-C Searchlight, identified under FSN 6230-624-3567 and dated April 1964. It was issued for the August 19, 1960 printing of the original technical manual.
It is especially well suited for:
Because manuals were working documents, surviving examples are valued not only for their content, but also for their connection to real military maintenance and support practice.
Why This Manual Matters
Many military manuals focus only on base editions, but change sheets are a major part of how Army documentation was actually maintained in service. This item adds a layer of authenticity and completeness that a base manual alone does not always provide.
For collectors, it is a useful companion piece to the original TM 5-6230-201-25P. For researchers, it helps document the continued repair-parts and support history of the Crouse-Hinds Model 44676-C Searchlight. For museums, it adds context to the administrative and technical side of military lighting equipment that is often overlooked in favor of more visible hardware.
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Approx length 10", Approx width 8", Approx height .1", Approx weight 1lbs.
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