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3.3.6 Repairs. Any necessary repairs shall be effected in accordance with Department of the Army
Field Manual FM 10-16 except that hand-sewn patches, or cemented patches other than as specified
herein, will not be acceptable. Cemented patches on holes, cuts or tears not more than 1 inch in
diameter or length, using an approved cement shall be permitted. A maximum of three cemented
patches per tent will be allowed without prior authorization. Repairs required as a result of failure to
meet the requirements of the cup test and when authorized by the contracting officer shall be performed
by treating with a compound conforming to type I, class 1, shade Olive Drab of TT-P-595 prior to
retesting (see 6.4).
3.3.7 Wicking of sewing thread (cup test). There shall be no dripping of water through the tent
stitching when the tent is tested as specified in 4.5.1. The cup test is intended to ensure that non-
wicking thread has been utilized and that no lubrication has been added to the polyester thread prior to
or during the sewing operation.
3.3.8 Splicing of cloth. There shall be no splicing of roof, wall or tent cover panels. Splicing of
reinforcements and snow cloth sections will be permitted and, if performed, shall conform to the
following requirements:
a. Eight feet or less in length One splice permitted;
More than 8 feet but not more than 12 feet in length Two splices permitted.
More than 12 feet in length Three splices permitted.
b. The shortest length of any spliced piece shall be not less than 2 feet.
c. Pieces shall be joined as shown on Drawing 5-4-226, section C-C.
3.3.9 Splicing of webbing. If required, the webbing shall be spliced as shown on Drawing 5-4-225.
A maximum of one splice per gore will be permitted. The minimum distance between splices in the
remainder of the tent shall be five feet.
3.3.10 Attachment of slide fasteners. Care shall be exercised to maintain specified distances between
edges of fabric attached to slide fastener tape so that there will be no interference with the operation of
the slider. The length of the slide fastener shall be such that after the slide fastener is sewed on, the tape
shall not be puckered and the slider shall operate freely.
3.3.11 Replacement of defective components. During the spreading, cutting and manufacturing
process, components of the tent having material defects or damages that are classified as defects in
4.3.2 or 4.3.3 shall be removed from production and replaced with non-defective and properly
matched components.
3.3.12 Fusing of ends of synthetic webbing and tape. All ends of synthetic webbing, and tape shall be
fused. The apparatus used to fuse the ends shall be capable of providing sufficient heat to provide a
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