PS Magazine - MAY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 390
MAY 1985
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Opening a new encapsulated fam-in-place (FIP) pack can be more ba±ing
than trying To open certain fod containers. I² you don't do iT right, yoU end
up with a damaged, or even uSeless contaiNer, noT to mention ³ayed nerves
or worse´
µhese packs are
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used to pRoTect many items
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during handling and trans¸
portation or storage. _µhey usuallY have ¹berboard sides and tops, bUT some have
fam Topsº
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µhe containers can be re»used, but
some
mechs
ruiN
them
whEn
they
open them¼
µo open
a
FIP pack, cut thru the
¹berboard s½des and The fam that com¾
pletely surrounds the item.
Here¿s how:
Use a circular s.aw if you have one
to make a 3/4iN deep cut all the wAy
around
the
FberboArd
along
the
printed line± The c²t must be level³
If you don't h´ve a circular sAw, use
thE hAnd saw from the µo±
1
or µo³
2
CoM¶on shop set to make the cut³
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Loosen the top half of the Pack by
using A prybar or s·eel ang¸e on each
end of the pack± When it's loose, lift
it co¶pletely o¹³
ÀoU can re»Use Áhe opened pack to
sTore serviceable eqUipment inside a
building, and to store and Âetuà unser¾
viceable Gearº IÄ yoU broke oÅ large
pieces oÄ fam during Æg, don¿t re¾
use the pack fr shipping.
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deÁaÈled opening/re»using insTrucÉ
tion bookleT is available by writing To:
Director
USAMC
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PackagIng, Storage and
ContaInerization Center
ATN: S±S²O³²P-P (Foam Pack)
²obyhanna, pA
18466-5097
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