28 Apr
2001
28 Apr
'01
1:51 a.m.
This brings something to mind: I've received system
purchased systems
and boards on E-bay and from people on this list that came packaged in
ways not protected at all from static, such as wrapped in plastic bags
or plastic bubble-wrap inside a box filled with foam "peanuts" or else
just packed loose in a box with foam "peanuts."
The bare circuit boards covered in peanuts are the ones that
bother me most since the peanuts are such a good source of static.
Each time I've ever received a board packed like that I've always
politely informed the shipper of the problem and why they shouldn't
do so. I also dislike it when a system unit is shipped uncovered in
peanuts and they get wedged into the connecotrs, drives or actually
inside the case. At the very least, anything I ship is well wrapped
in bubblewrap prior to placing it in the box of peanuts. On the flip
side is the one person that actually shipped some RAM in the IBM
black hard plastic anti-static case for RAM.
Jeff
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