Section XXII. CHEMICAL MATERIEL (LESS CLASS V)

TM 746-10

more than 10 pounds in weather-resistant paperboard

board intermediate containers. Do not exceed the

weight limitations of the containers. Close box by

boxes.

sealing all seams and joints with tape (fig 5-1).

f. Pack items weighing 50 pounds or less but more

than 20 pounds in weather-resistant fiber-board boxes.

5-162. Packing

g. Close greaseproof bags with staples, tape,

adhesive, or heat seal.

Close weather-resistant

Pack each item or a quantity of items in a plywood,

fiberboard boxes by sealing all seams and joints with

consolidation insert, shipping container or nailed wood

tape (fig 5-1).

box.

Block and brace items within the shipping

container per guidelines contained in TM 38-230-2.

5-161. Intermediate Packing

5-163. Marking

Place the maximum quantity of similar items (packaged

in bags or packages less than 64 cubic inches) in

Identify and mark unit packages, intermediate

weather-resistant paperboard or fiber-

containers, and shipping containers per paragraph 3-5.

Section XXII. CHEMICAL MATERIEL (LESS CLASS V)

Clean exterior surfaces of electrical equipment such as

5-164. General

starters, motors, or generators by wiping with a solvent-

dampened cloth or with a clean, dry cloth. Do not direct

a. Instructions in this section pertain to chemical

water under pressure, steam, or compressed air into

materiel classified as recoverable support items such as

precision equipment or instruments. Seal all openings

repair parts, tools, and test equipment.

to interior surfaces of items by using tape over small

b. Chemically managed repair parts are defined under

openings and watervaporproof barrier material secured

the following Federal Supply Classes (FSC):

with tape over large openings prior to cleaning with

water or steam. Do not direct dry compressed air, when

FSC

Title

used for drying, into precision equipment or instruments.

3655

Gas Generating and Dispensing Systems,

Ensure that all water or solvent is completely removed

Fixed or Mobile

from the items when drying is accomplished by draining.

4140

Fans, Air Circulators, and Blower Equipment

b. Preservative application.

Apply P-2 to all

4230

Decontaminating and Impregnating Equipment

exterior, bare, machined, and threaded surfaces. Apply

4240

Safety and Rescue Equipment

P-11 to exposed metal surfaces of operational parts

4310

Compressors and Vacuum Pumps

such as gears and shafts. Apply P-10, grade 10, to

4320

Power and Band Pumps

highly machined finished surfaces of parts and precision

4410

Industrial Boilers

equipment. Drain all gear housings and fill or fog

4810

Valves, Powered

interior surfaces with P-10, grade 30. Completely drain

4820

Valves, Nonpowered

after filling or fogging.

6110

Electrical Control Equipment

c. Unit packing.

6650

Optical Instruments

(1) Wrap all exterior surfaces that have been

6655

Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments

coated with P-2, P-10, and P-11 with greaseproof,

6680

Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and

waterproof barrier material and secure with tape.

Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments

Cushion all sharp corners or protrusions with cellulosic

6685

Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity

cushioning material and secure with tape.

Measuring and Controlling Instruments

(2) Unit pack items by method III that are

8140

Ammunition, Nuclear Ordinance Boxes,

completely prime-coated and painted or are not

Packages, and Specialized Containers

susceptible to damage or deterioration from corrosion.

Seal all small openings with tape and use

5-165. Serviceable Retrograde Materiel

watervaporproof barrier material secured with tape for

large openings. Cushion, block, and brace items to

a. Cleaning and drying. Clean all items by process C-1

prevent movement within the unit package container.

and dry by procedure D-1, D-4, or D-5, as applicable.

Exercise caution in selecting the proper cleaning process

and drying procedure. For example, clean nonmetallic

items, precision equipment, or gauges with a clean, dry

cloth.

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