8 May
2008
8 May
'08
12:47 p.m.
--- Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
In article <48231670.5010909 at mdrconsult.com>,
Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> writes:
...
I've come to the point that if a piece of
equipment weighs more than
40 pounds and is less robust than a motor block, it needs to be in a
crate on a pallet before it leaves my sight. If it has a CRT in it,
there's just no way to guarantee safe delivery, outside a rigid crate
with several inches of shaped foam.
Expandable foam, form fitted to the unit seems to work
the best. After
that, packing peanuts when used properly work well. Anything less
than that and you're asking for stuff to arrive smashed and busted
because of the weight of the CRT.
I have had good experiences with terminals that were packed as I instructed,
that is, in a double-wall carton, wrapped with 4+ inches of bubble wrap
secured with tape so as to fully encapsulate the item and maintaining full
thickness over the corners, and then with the voids in the box filled with
peanuts such that the contents do not shift if the box is rolled end-over-end.
I always emphasize that the box may be dropped from a height of several
feet, in any orientation, including upside-down or on a corner, during normal
handling. Unfortunately, I've had a few eBay sellers completely ignore
such instructions w/o comment, but the more conscientious ones appreciate
the pointers.
--Bill