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Re: Shipping tube gear

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From: Eeyore
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


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