6 Nov
2000
6 Nov
'00
3:16 p.m.
On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:
Hmm, they are probably concerned about destroying
magnetic media in
neighboring packages. Other than that I can't figure out why they would
care (it won't be enough to pull a magnetic compass off course for
example). There are gauss meters around, if this is there requirement I bet
they have one in their pickup stores.
No, actually they are concerned about the airplane's compass. This is
why there are shipping placards that read "Magnetized Material, Keep Away
from Aircraft Compass Detector Unit" that must be
applied if the material
exceeds a certain limit.
Richard Schauer
rws(a)enteract.com