Chapter 5. PRESERVATION AND PACKING OF RECOVERABLE REPAIR PARTS

TM 746-10

CHAPTER 5

PRESERVATION AND PACKING OF RECOVERABLE REPAIR PARTS

Section I. INTRODUCTION

performing preservation techniques, preservatives shall

5-1. Purpose

be applied to those metal surfaces in which corrosion

This chapter provides general field packaging

may occur and which may subsequently impair the

instructions for all recoverable repair parts identified as

usefulness of the part or assembly. Preservatives shall

serviceable

retrograde

materiel;

unserviceable,

not be applied to the surfaces of parts or assemblies

economically reparable retrograde materiel; and

which are protected with solid film lubricants, vitreous

serviceable materiel to be recycled.

plastic coatings, prime or paint coatings, or which are

vulnerable to damage by contact preservatives.

5-2. General

The cleaning, drying, preserving, packing, and marking

5-3. Disassembly

of the materiel identified above shall be accomplished

In the case of an assembled item when it is impossible

as specified in the paragraphs that follow. If specific

to coat all critical areas with required preservatives,

items that require field packing are not covered in this

disassemble the item to the extent necessary to ensure

chapter, these operations should be performed per

thorough cleaning, drying, and preservation of all critical

instructions given in chapter 3 of this manual and in TM

areas. Disassembly will be limited to instances where a

38-230-1 and TM 38-320-2. When those items and

reduction in cube will result.

operations are not specified either herein or -in the

above listed manuals, instructions given for items with

5-4. Marking

the same or similar physical and mechanical

Marking shall be per the requirements specified in

characteristics may be followed.

However, every

paragraph 3-5 of this manual and in MIL-STD129.

attempt should first be made to locate the prescribed

requirements in the aforementioned references. When

Section II. FEDERAL SUPPLY GROUP (FSG) 14, MISSILE

EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS

5-5. General

5-6. Category I (Submethod llb)

Missile Repair Parts

a. This section pertains to missile equipment repair

AC/DC range unit

Instrument assembly

Preamplifier

parts and components.

Amplifier

Integrator

Programmer test

b. For the purpose of this section, missile repair

Analyzer

Intercommunication

station

parts are listed in groups according to their configuration

Box, distribution

station

Ranging unit

and the physical and chemical properties of their

Calibrator

Inverter

Rate table assembly

Card reader

Klystron tube

Reader, punched

surfaces. Each group is categorized according to the

Coder

Lamp driver

tape

minimum method of preservation necessary to protect

Comparator

Line receiver

Receiver, signal

equipment against deterioration for a period of 180

Computer

Limiter-converter

Recorder, data

days.

Control, test

Logic assembly

Recorder, readout

programmer

Memory unit

Rocket motor

c. Except for those items specified individually in

Converter

Mixer

Scanner

this section, FSG 14 component items will be preserved

Decoder

Modulator

Sequencer

and packed per instructions contained in paragraphs 3-3

Demodulator

Monitor

Signal generator

and 3-4 and in TM 38-230-1 and TM 38-230-2.

Detector

Monitoring system

Slant range

5-1