[Premium-Rx] OT - Shipping Receivers

[John Miles]

I have had problems with foam-in-place shipping, actually, where the unit
slides forward and pries the foam apart, contacting or penetrating the box
wall.  This "submarine effect" bent the fan grille on a 70-pound HP8566B RF
section that I shipped in a reused box.  Definitely fell into the
could-have-been-much-worse category.

So now I tape the foam pieces together tightly to discourage them from
separating in shipment.  Makes it a PIA for the recipient to open, I'm sure,
but it seems safer than just assuming that foam-in-place is a panacea for
all shipping ills.

-- john, KE5FX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Adam Farson
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 11:15 AM
> To: 'Brooke Clarke'; 'Bill Turini'
> Cc: 'Pemium Receivers'
> Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] OT - Shipping Receivers
>
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Last October I received an HP 8559A spectrum analyser module from Toronto
> Surplus & Scientific. They packed the instrument in blocks of
> dense foam cut
> from a foam mattress, and the blocks were packed inside a triple-walled
> carton. The module was nestled in a close-fitting space cut out
> of the mass
> of foam.
>
> The shipment arrived in perfect condition.
>
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
>
>