TM 9-4110-256-14
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BRAZING/DEBRAZE PROCEDURE.
This task covers:
a. Debraze
b. Clean
c.
Braze
INITIAL SETUP
Equipment Conditions:
Tools:
Wire Brush
Refrigerant system discharged (para 5-8) and purged
1, Section III, Appendix B
Materials/Parts:
General Safety Instructions:
Brazing Alloy
15 or 16, Appendix E
WARNING
Brazing Flux
9, Appendix E
Rags
3, Appendix E
materials which are hazardous to
Abrasive Cloth
health. Avoid breathing vapors or
13, Appendix E
fumes from brazing operations.
Perform operations only in well
ventilated areas. Wash hands with
soap and water after handling
brazing alloys and flux. Wear gloves
and protective goggles or face shield
to protect against bums.
a.
Debraze.
(1)
Protect wiring harnesses and other components with appropriate heat shields.
NOTE
It may be easier to access a component by cutting or debrazing the copper lines in accessible
areas and removing part of the interconnecting tubing with the component.
(2)
If debrazing a joint on a valve, disassemble the valve to the extent possible and wrap all but the joint with
wet rag to act as a heat sink.
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