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b.
Wipe each piece of soft good individually with wipes soaked in isopropyl alcohol. Do this until all dirt and foreign
matter is visually removed.
c.
Rinse software with fresh isopropyl alcohol.
d.
Blow dry with air, nitrogen, or helium.
Table 3-5. Cleaning Agents Compatible with Soft Goods
SOFT GOODS
FREON PCA
TSP
NID
IA
MIL-C-81 302B
O-S-642
MIL-D-16791
TI-l-735A
Adiprene C
X
X
Adiprene L
X
X
Buna N
X
X
X
X
Buna S
X
X
X
X
Butyl
X
X
Delrin
X
X
X
Epoxy Resin
X
X
Kel-f
X
X
X
X
Hypalon 40
X
X
Kralartic
X
X
Lexan
X
X
Lucite
X
X
Neoprene W
X
X
Nylon
X
X
Polyethylene 7050
X
X
X
X
Polyethylene 9140
X
X
X
X
Polyvinyl Chloride
X
X
X
X
Surlyn A
X
X
Teflon TFE
X
X
X
X
Teflon FEP
X
X
X
X
Thiokol FA
X
X
X
Viton A
X
X
X
X
Viton B
X
X
X
X
Zytel 101
X
X
Ethylene Propylene
X
X
X
X
- Solvent is compatible with soft goods.
Blank
- Solvent is not compatible with soft goods.
3-62.
Hydrocarbon Inspection and Analysis.
a.
Visual Method. By definition, visibly clean is the absence of all particulate and non-particulate matter visible
to the normal unaided (except for corrected vision) eye. Particulate is identified as matter of miniature size with
observable length, width and thickness. Non-particulate is film matter without definite dimension. Examples of visual
inspection are:
(1) A clean cloth placed over the discharge end may collect particulates and debris when air or nitrogen is blown
through the system.
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