TM 9-4110-258-13
5.10
BRAZING/DEBRAZE PROCEDURE.
This task covers:
a. Debraze
b. Clean
c. Braze
INITIAL SETUP
Materials/Parts:
General Safety Instructions:
Brazing Alloy
WARNING
15 or 16, Appendix E
Brazing Flux
9, Appendix E
which are hazardous to health. Avoid
Rags
breathing vapors or fumes from brazing
3, Abrasive E
Cloth operations. Perform operations only in well
Abrasive Cloth
ventilated areas. Wash hands with soap
13, Appendix E
and water after handling brazing alloys and
Equipment Conditions:
flux. Wear gloves and protective goggles or
face shield to protect against bums.
Refrigeration system discharged (para 5.8) and
purged (para 5.9).
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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