[Elecraft] Radio Packing for Shipping

[Gary Gregory]

Yawn.....nuff said folks?

I know it's been a slow news week :-)

Back to playing with the K-Line :-)

10/15/20 and 6m been pretty good this last week in VK

73's
Gary

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>  Bob,
>
> I would not advocate packing peanuts or full enveloping bubble wrap as
> the mail support for anything heavy - peanuts or bubblewrap work for
> relatively lightweight objects, but not for heavy items.
> I had several years experience packing some very delicate and relatively
> fragile items (expensive laminate panels for display exhibits) that had
> to be "fork truck" capable.  The one most important parameter is to
> support the object to be protected at the corners.  As an example, you
> can see the foam placement on many items like LCD displays and such
> where there are formed corner supports, and nothing else - that is the
> packing method I refer to.  If the object is supported at the corners,
> and there is open space between the sides of the enclosure (box) and the
> remainder of the item, it will ship well without damage.
>
> So the ideal for heavy delicate items is to provide good support at each
> corner and not worry about filling the spaces in between.  Actually
> attempts to totally support the item at all points says it will be
> distorted with any distortion of the outer container, while support at
> only the corners will allow the outer container to distort without
> causing damage to the item itself.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 2/27/2011 8:11 PM, Robert Harmon wrote:
>> Jim,
>>
>> Thanks for the excellent guide on packing.
>> I wasn't aware of the settling issue with packing peanuts, thats good to know.
>> I will be packing up an Alpha amplifier for shipping soon, your info is duly noted!
>>
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