Section XVIII. FSG 62, LIGHTING FIXTURES AND LAMPS, AND FSG 63, ALARM AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS

TM 746-10

generators, governors, housing assemblies, motors, power

d. Shroud items that require additional protection

supplies, protective panels, racks, rectifiers, regulators,

from the weather with waterproof barrier material prior to

relays, rotors, sensing units, static exciters, stators,

packing. Secure the barrier with tape.

switchboards, transducers, winterization kits, and wiring

harnesses with P-10.

Wrap preserved areas with

5-115. Storage Batteries

greaseproof barrier material and secure in place with tape.

b. Cushion items with cellulosic cushioning and

a. Wrap ends of cables with greaseproof barrier

individually pack in weather-resistant fiberboard boxes.

material and secure in place with tape. Coil removed

Close and seal box with tape (fig 5-1).

cables and secure with three equally spaced ties of tape or

twine. Secure the removed cables to the battery in a

5-114. Electric and Electronic Components (More

manner that prevents movement or damage during

than 100 Pounds)

handling and transit.

b. Protect batteries shipped in a charged condition

a. Coat exterior nonprecision surfaces of armatures,

against short circuiting with tape or any other suitable

commutators, control boxes, controllers, distribution

means.

mains, exciters, motor field windings, panels, power

c. Preserve and pack sulfuric acid electrolyte per 0-

distribution panels, power supplies, regulators, rotors,

5-801.

stator core mains, stator frame, and stator assemblies or

d. Pack batteries in a manner to ensure that they will

components with P-1.

be in an upright position during handling, shipment, and

b. Coat precision surfaces of the item with P-10.

storage. Pack batteries weighing less than 1,000 pounds

Wrap with greaseproof barrier material and secure with

in wood boxes. Pack batteries weighing 1,000 pounds or

tape.

more in sheathed crates. Construct boxes or crates per

c. Seal openings into housings or enclosures with

instructions contained in TM 38-230-2.

Mark per

tape or a combination of tape and greaseproof barrier

paragraph 3-5.

material.

Section XVIII. FSG 62, LIGHTING FIXTURES AND LAMPS, AND FSG 63,

ALARM AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS

5-116. Supplementary Equipment and Light Sets

5-117. Ship Indicator

Cushion item with cellulosic cushioning material and

Preserve and pack supplementary equipment and light

pack individually in triple-wall fiberboard boxes. Seal

sets per instructions contained in paragraph 4-36.

box with tape (fig 5-1). Mark per paragraph 3-5.

Section XIX. FSG 66, INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT,

AND FSG 67, PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT

tors, power supplies, pressure dial gauges, process

5-118. Laboratory and Photographic Equipment (5

timers, pyrometers, radio frequency data, safety locks,

Pounds or Less)

shipping cans, steering valves, strut master cylinders,

tachometers, temperature indicators, thermostats,

a. Coat exterior, unpainted, ferrous metal surfaces

transformers, transmitters, tuning klystrons, valves,

of amplifiers, ammeters, armatures, ball and stud

voltmeters, and wattmeters with P-10.

Wrap the

assemblies, bushings and brackets, chronometer cases,

preserved areas with greaseproof barrier material and

compensation networks, corsair compasses, connectors

secure in place with tape.

and caps, crystal oscillators, data detectors and

b. Cushion each item with cellulosic cushioning

receivers, distribution boards, dividers, double dividers,

and individually unit pack submethod IC-1.

electronic frequency converters, end plates, flow

thermostats, fluid regulators, frequency counters and

5-119. Laboratory Equipment (100 Pounds or Less)

meters, gauges, generators, humidity indicators,

heading indicators, integrators, meters, microwave

packages, mounting flanges, oil indicators, oscillators,

a. Coat exterior, unpainted, ferrous metal surfaces

phase detec-

of adapter casters, barometers, casters, con-

5-15