[Yaesu] Yaesu repair and Fed Ex

Tue May 11 10:19:07 EDT 2010

mike,
     good idea, however remember those "tube protectors" are made of stiff hard cardboard and can scuff the front panel. also...  i always remove rear fuses and the fuse cap. they break off easily. i tape them somewhere in the box where they wont impact the rig in the event of drop.
                                                      73  paul w8jn
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--- On Tue, 5/11/10, mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx> wrote:
From: mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Yaesu repair and Fed Ex
To: yaesu at mailman.qth.net
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 9:53 AM
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 06:43:01AM -0700, paul glassman wrote:
> hi rob,
>>     back all the knobs against the front panel? i must disagree. i
> understand your logic of spreading the weight and impact distribution
> however knobs directly touching the packing is the opposite of the way
> the manufacturers ship and will guarantee a "DENIED CLAIM" in the event
> of damage. if you dont have the original factory box and styro inserts
> you are also risking a "DENIED CLAIM" status. if you dont have the
> original packing, i build a styro or cardboard template that rests
> against the front panel or rack handles, preventing the knobs and
> meters from coming in contact with the packing in the event of "drop".
> you never want the knobs supporting the rig in the event of
> mishandling. my 781 was paid out because fed ex had no way to deny the
> claim. all original factory packing and triple walled cardboard between
> the factory box and the outer box along with the "shipping box stamp
> certification" on the outer box. the inspector came to my home and took
> pictures of everything, looking for any way to deny the claim. 

The template works, but an el-cheapo and very effective way to protect the
knobs and the components behind them is to put an appropriately sized piece
of cardboard mailing tube around each, with the tube an inch or so longer
than the projection of the knob from the panel. Ditto for SO-239 and "N"
jacks on the front and back, for meters, for binding posts, especially for
the terribly fragile levers on the ITT-Mackay 3020,and for anything else
that sticks out and might need to be protected. Tack 'em all down with
masking tape or ductus magicus.
This is the way Rick Mish shipped my R-390, inside the fastpack double
boxes, each of tri-wall cardboard, with an inch or two of foam between the
boxes. It was in absolutely perfect condition when FedEx delivered it.
-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin 
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