Not all cleaning tanks, solvents bad.REMEMBER ... NO ULTRASONIC CLEANING Ultrasonic cleaners, sometimes mistakenly called supersonic cleaners, are cleaning devices that use ultrasound (usually from 15-400 kHz) to clean delicate items. AND USE ONLY DRY CLEANING dry cleaning, process of cleaning fabrics without water. Special solvents and soaps are used so as not to harm fabrics and dyes that will not withstand the effects of ordinary soap and water. Dry cleaning began in France about the middle of the 19th cent. SOLVENT ... ... AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE I WANT TO BE COMPLETELY LUBED! THE HEADLINE "NO CLEANING TANKS" IN PS 617 (APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate 04) HAS MISLED SOME SMALL ARMS small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. FOLKS. A BETTER HEADLINE WOULD HAVE BEEN "NO ULTRASONIC CLEANING TANKS." AS THE ARTICLE POINTED OUT, ULTRASONIC CLEANING TANKS CAN DO TOO GOOD A JOB, DAMAGING A WEAPON'S ADHESIVES, SYNTHETIC FIBERS, PROTECTIVE FINISH, AND LOOSENING PRESSURE-FITTED COMPONENTS. THAT RESULTS IN A RUINED WEAPON. BUT A NORMAL CLEANING TANK CAN DO A GOOD JOB CLEANING A WEAPON. YOU JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT AFTER A WEAPON GOES THROUGH A CLEANING TANK IT MUST BE DISASSEMBLED AND LUBED COMPLETELY. OH, C'MON! IF A WEAPON IS STORED WITH NO LUBRICATION lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of AFTER GOING THROUGH A CLEANING TANK, IT WILL HAVE NO PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION BECAUSE THE CLEANING TANK REMOVES ALL TUBE. THAT CAN RESULT IN A RUINED WEAPON. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER NOT TO MIX UP PARTS IF SEVERAL WEAPONS ARE CLEANED AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU GET THE WRONG BARREL ON A MACHINE GUN, IT RUINS THE HEADSPACE head·space n. The volume left at the top of an almost filled jar, tin, or other container before sealing. Noun 1. headspace - the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing , WHICH IS DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES IT'S EASY TO TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG ... SOMETIMES IT ISN'T! SOME WEAPONS LIKE THE MK 19 MACHINE GUN HAVE PARTS THAT MUST BE KEPT AWAY FROM SOLVENTS THAT COULD WASH LUBRICANT OUT OF THEIR SEALED ASSEMBLIES. SO KEEP THOSE PARTS OUT OF CLEANING TANKS. ALWAYS CHECK A WEAPON'S--23&P TM TO SEE IF THE GUN HAS ANY PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BE SUBMERGED IN SOLVENT BEFORE PUTTING IT IN A CLEANING TANK. THE ONLY CLEANER TO USE IN A CLEANING TANK IS WHAT THE WEAPON'S TM RECOMMENDS, WHICH IN MOST CASES IS A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT LIKE PD-680. MANY OF THE CLEANING SOLUTIONS THAT COME WITH THESE CLEANING SYSTEMS ARE WATER-BASED OR HAVE CHEMICALS IN THEM THAT CAN HARM WEAPONS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED. AS ALWAYS, YOUR FIRST STOP FOR HOW TO MAINTAIN A WEAPON SHOULD BE ITS TECHNICAL MANUAL. IF YOU'VE EVER IN DOUBT ON A MAINTENANCE QUESTION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL TACOM TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (US Army) TACOM Tactical Communications TACOM Tactical Command TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armament Command TACOM Theater Army Command TACOM Tactical Army Command TACOM Tactical Army COM LOGISTICS ASSISTANCE REP. HE CAN RESEARCH THE QUESTION WITH THE WEAPON SPECIALISTS AT ROCK ISLAND. |
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