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Article #1398Re: Shipping tube gear
From: Eeyore
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:36
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:36
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William Sommerwerck wrote: > > Now given how I packed it, there was no way I expected a sub-chassis > > to work loose.; DHL must have really thrown it about to achieve that. > > I've seen equipment damaged in ways that defy the laws of physics. > > A company called Tera sent me a CRT television so I could write a user > manual. It was shipped by train, and arrived damaged. One of the circuit > boards was attached with metal bracket arms that had been bent /backwards/ a > great distance. Assuming this was not the result of a deliberate act of > sabotage, I am at a loss to understand it. It could not have been the result > of simple vibration. I have a lovely Sony E530 21" Trinitron multisync high res monitor here that I got cheap as 'B stock'. Turns out some clown ran the tangs of his forklift through the packaging. Rejected by the customer and I got it at half price. Basically just minor cosmetic damage. Never underestimate the ability of shippers to destroy things. Graham -- due to the hugely increased level of spam please make the obvious adjustment to my email address
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