[Hallicrafters] Packing a SX62

[Roger (K8RI)]

I recently received an international shipment that survived only due to 
the attention the sender gave to packing the items.  The shipping  
company screwed up some where and the package ended up making two trips 
from China to the US before it arrived here.  The boxes had absolutely 
no structural integrity left. It was like a big bouncy ball of tape 
slightly larger than a basketball.  Had it been a receiver I think the 
whole works would have been destroyed unless it'd been constructed of 
welded steel plate. <:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)

wa1kbq at aol.com wrote:
> Bear in mind all shippers now employ high speed conveyor belts in their sorting centers and six foot drops are not only possible but likely. The box will probably be tumbled and dropped several times. Styrofoam peanuts are OK for shipping light weight items but are not recommended packing material for heavy items. If peanuts are packed in several plastic bags to prevent shifting you might get away with them sometimes. Another problem with Styrofoam peanuts is they will not help support the shape of the box. Damage usually follows when the box gives up. My recommendation:
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> Start by taping the dial glass with masking tape to reinforce it and help guard against breakage.
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> Check to make sure rear chassis to cabinet screws are installed so the front panel will not have bending forces applied to it when the shipper drops the box upside down. 
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> Pack lots of wadded newspaper around and over all the tubes to keep tubes and shields and other plug-in items from being shaken out. It is preferable to ship with tubes left in place provided you do a good job packing paper inside. 
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> Loop and wrap the power cord so the plug prongs will not gouge away at the paint.
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> Place plastic wrap between the cabinet and the lid so that any movement or shifting during routine handling will not chafe the paint around the edges.
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> Wrap the receiver with several layers of plastic stretch wrap to protect the cabinet paint.
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> Attach eight thick Styrofoam corner protectors. The corners are the strongest points on the cabinet to absorb and distribute shipping forces and drops usually encountered during routine handling and corner protectors space the knobs away from the side of the box. You don't want the force of a drop transmitted into the tuning reduction gear train through the tuning knobs.
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> The primary box should be double wall and it must be an exact fit. Cut and resize as necessary and glue with hot glue for strength. It is important that the boxes retain their shape and a hot glue gun substantially strengthens the box. 
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> Line the double wall secondary box with fairly stiff foam rubber sheeting to fit the primary box. This is for energy absorption to cushion the blows and gives the receiver a soft ride.
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> This method above does not really require much more effort than other methods and practically assures success. Notice that bubble wrap is not used. I recently shipped a restored SX-88 UPS ground from Charlotte, NC to Seattle, WA with this method and it arrived in perfect condition. 
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> 73, Greg
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Riches <bill.riches at verizon.net>
> To: 'Charlie Hugg - K5MBX' <k5mbx at sbcglobal.net>; Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tue, Feb 16, 2010 2:04 pm
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Packing a SX62
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> Any suggestions on packing a SX62 for shipment so that the dial glass will
> ot break.  Good experience in packing R390a and other HEAVY rigs but have
> ut off selling the 62 due to packing questions.
> 73,
> Bill Riches, WA2DVU
> ape May, NJ
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