[Collins] Shipping Advice Request

[Kory Hamzeh]

Hi George,

I would use both bubble wrap and foam. You want to protect the devices
from both vibration and impact. I would pull the major tubes out and
pack them carefully (including the 6146's). Don't stick the manual or
anything else inside the radio compartment like some people do. It
almost always damages something. A bit of news paper, however, in the
radio compartment will help to keep the smaller tubes from coming loose
during transit. I would also ship FedEx Ground/Home rather than UPS. The
last 3 tube rigs that was shipped to me by UPS had some sort of damage
and all of them were reasonably packed. I've had no problems with FedEx.

Good luck,
Kory
AC6RN


> -----Original Message-----
> From: collins-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:collins-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of k8qm at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1:50 PM
> To: collins at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Collins] Shipping Advice Request
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> I'm going to be selling a KWM-2, 516F-2 and 30L-1 soon and 
> would appreciate a sanity check on my plans. I do have access 
> to a foam-in place machine at work which should be a big help.
> 
> KWM-2 Wrap in heavy duty plastic and use foam in place in a 
> box that leaves a couple of inches on all sides. Should I 
> pack bubble wrap inside the unit to keeps tubes from displacing?
> 
> 516F-2 Remove tubes and pack in a separate box, wrap the 
> power supply and use foam in place as above.
> 
> 30L-1 Remove the 811s and pack in a separate box, wrap the 
> 30L-1 and use foam in place as above.
> 
> Any other suggestions (I can't keep them and haven't been 
> able to find a buyer locally).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> George (K8QM) 
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