Procedural Steps.

TM 5-4120-394-BD

a. General Information.

(1) Limitations.

None.

(2) Personnel/time required.

1 Soldier/10-20 minutes

(3) Materials/tools.

Crimping tool (Appendix B, Item 2)

Solder, rosin-core (Appendix C)

Heat shrink tubing (Appendix C)

Soldering iron (Appendix B)

b. Procedural Steps.

(1) Option 1: Solder wire method.

(a) Strip end of broken wires (Detail A, figure 4-3).

(b) Install a section of plastic sleeving or shrink tubing, if available, over one end of the broken wire (Detail

(c) Lay the stripped ends side by side.

(d) Twist the wire ends together.

(e) Solder wires together using rosin-core solder (Detail C, figure 4-3).

(f) Slide sleeve or tubing over the soldered wires or tape to insulate the conductor (Detail D, figure 4-3).

Record the BDAR action taken. When the mission is completed, as soon as practicable, repair the equipment using

standard maintenance procedures.

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