Re: Big Bad Binaries (was: Shipping delicate test equipment....)

And I thought Mark was going to announce he'd figured out how to move
binaries in/out the 9010A......

Kev

>
> Hey! Aren't you the one who's always busting our chops about not sending
> attachments?!
>
> I don't really care, but you whined about my attaching that 2k text file,
> so...
>
> From the looks of the picture, I'd say some duct tape should fix you right
> up.
> Especially those custom widened edge connectors!
>
> -Mark
>
>
> > I don't know what you folks experience is in shipping stuff, but I just
> > bought one of the Ariums on eBay and when it arrived it was a bit broken
> up
> > inside - see small picture - so I sent the following note to the seller
of
> > the next Arium I won:
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > "Might I ask you to pack this securely? I just received another Arium
that
> ey!
> > I had won in a previous auction and the two circuit boards inside the
unit
> > had broken their pc card edge connectors due to shock in transit. Plus
the
> > handle snapped one of it's lock buttons and the rear of the unit was
bent
> a
> > bit. This WAS packed in a big box with lots of chunks of foam...
> >
> > If possible I would ask you if you could please remove the two (or
three?)
> > small PC style circuit boards that are in the center of the unit and
pack
> > them with the pods. Then could you pack the Arium in it's own box,
filled
> > with peanuts, then place that box in a larger one, then the pods (and
> > possibly the two/three boards) would be packed in a second smaller box
and
> > placed with the boxed Arium in the single bigger box that is also then
> > filled with "peanuts"? I hope that is not inconvenient for you. But I
> > really would like this to arrive in working condition. And it is
somewhat
> > fragile as I have found out to my dismay. I won't hold you responsible
at
> > all for shipping damage, we all take our chances, as long as it is well
> > packed - that is reasonable, isn't it?
> >
> > We have shipped many items using this method including Pachinkos ( lots
of
> > plastic bits to break off) and old pinball backglasses and none have
> broken
> > in transit."
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comments? Any one else have nasty surprises when they opened a box? I've
> > had the points snapped off of probes, pins mangled on pods etc, so I am
> > careful to describe recommended method of packing to sellers of
equipment.
> > for example - the Fluke Pods, it is IMPERITIVE that the plugs are taped
> > after locked into the self test socket on the pod. Shipping tape works
> very
> > well.
> >
> > John :-#)#
>
Received on Tue Apr 23 07:19:59 2002