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TM 746-10

tape. Wrap each unit with wrapping paper and secure with

b. Unit pack training aid posters, paper products, and

tape. Place item in a watervaporproof bag and unit pack

similar items submethod IC-3. Papers requiring stiffeners

submethod IA-8.

will be strengthened by inserting a sheet of fiberboard

c. Pack items weighing less than 10 pounds one

stock into the bag prior to closure.

each in a fiberboard box and immobilize with cellulosic

c. Pack wood components, easels, and other

cushioning. Close with tape (fig 5-1).

accessories submethod IC-3 in a fiberboard box. Close

d. Pack items weighing 10 pounds or more one each

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

in a fiberboard box and immobilize the contents with

bound fiber. Close with tape (fig 5-1).

5-152. Wire Cables, Chains, and Tiedowns

5-155. Brushes, Cleaning

a. Preserve entire item with P-1.

b. Pack items weighing less than 40 pounds in a

a. Clean by process C-3.

Preserve unpainted,

fiberboard box and close with tape (fig 5-1). Reinforce

ferrous metal surfaces and phosphate-coated surfaces

with filament-reinforced tape.

with P-11. Wrap each brush with greaseproof barrier

c. Pack items weighing 40 pounds and over in wood

material and secure with tape.

or plywood boxes.

b. Package brushes one each in a fiberboard box

and close with tape (fig 5-1).

5-153. Breech Bolt, Cartridge Stop, Bolt Stop, and

c. Pack a quantity of packaged brushes in a wood,

Similar Small Items

plywood, or triple-wall fiberboard box.

a. Preserve with P-9.

5-156. Training Aids, Weapons

b. Wrap a number of noncritical similar items in VCI

and unit pack submethod IC-1.

a. Do not apply a preservative.

c. Wrap each critical item with VCI and individually

b. Disassemble the model from its stand to reduce

pack submethod IC-1.

cube per the disassembly instructions of paragraph 3-2.

d. Pack a number of submethod IC-1 packages in a

c. Pack the training aid in its carrying case, cushion

fiberboard box and close with tape (fig 5-1).

with cellulosic cushioning, and close with fasteners

provided.

5-154.

Borescope, Head Illuminating and Objective

d. Pack models without carrying cases one each in a

Tube

doubleor triple-wall fiberboard box or wood or plywood

box. Cushion components with cellulosic cushioning or

a. Clean and dry optical surfaces as specified in

bound fiber. Close double-wall and triple-wall fiberboard

paragraph 3-3.

boxes with tape and reinforce with filament-reinforced

b. Fold lens paper into a pad and cover optical

tape.

surfaces. Secure pads in place with plastic caps or

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5-157. General

vitreous, or plastic-coated or to items which may be

damaged by contact preservatives.

This section provides preservation and packing

instructions for electronic, recoverable repair parts which

5-160. Preservation

are assigned to CECOM as the designated NICP. For

preservation and packaging instructions for ESDS items,

a. Wrap all items which are not ESDS items

refer to paragraphs 5-168 to 5-170.

weighing more than half a pound in a greaseproof barrier

material.

5-158. Cleaning and Drying

b. Use cellulosic cushioning material for filling voids

in paperboard or fiberboard boxes and also for cushioning

Clean and dry electronic repair parts per instructions

items weighing more than 1 pound.

contained in paragraph 3-3 and in TM 38-230-1.

c. Pack items weighing 2% pounds or less in a

greaseproof, waterproof bag.

5-159. Preservation Application

d. Place items weighing 10 pounds or less but more

than 2 1/2 pounds in paperboard boxes and place in

Do not apply preservatives to electrical or electronic

greaseproof, waterproof bags.

equipment or items which are prime-coated,

e. Pack items weighing 20 pounds or less but

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