tube removal and shipping check list tips safety?

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Hey I need to remove and have ups ship a go7 tube and chassis, andything I need to know to make sure I don't shock myself etc.
I could use a good link to a sticky. Sorry if this has been covered before, I am limited to using my phone internet so searching is pretty tough.
Thanks a ton, appreciate it!
Toby
 
Shipping monitor

If the monitor has been sitting for over a month wit no power applied, you will most likely not have to worry about discharging it.

To ship the monitor: You need to get a monitor box. They have styrofoam reinforcement to prevent the box being crushed. The neck of the monitor is very fragile. I would suggest you not ship it UPS. They seem to find plesure in crushing monitors at me expense.
 
Step One avoid Fedex
Step two avoid Fedex
Step three avoid Fedex

In case you were wondering, it appears they ran a forklift fork through the last tube I shipped. The metal frame was bent well inside the box.
 
FedEx

Ugh. I just received a 6100 via FedEx last week with no problems. Lucky, I guess. I just shipped out a 20EZ via FedEx Friday. Big metal frame protecting the neck. Fingers crossed.
Most monitor boxes exceed the max size for USPS parcial post. UPS has crushed more stuff than the trash man. I will no longer use them. What is the best option?
 
I don't ship arcade parts often, but I do ship UPS fairly frequently and I also worked there during college. What most people don't know is that the damage isn't usually caused by people, but on the box belts and chutes. Those belts are driven by 2-400hp motors and when a "log jam" happens, that conveyor can become a very efficient box compactor. And the chutes may deliver a box from 20ft to ground at a fairly steep angle. If your box slides, all is well. If it gets started rolling, it can get quite a pounding on the way down.

To ship fragiles and have them arrive can get expensive. You want to be able to roll down a 22deg drivewway and be the box that others crush against when the log jam happens. Start with 275# boxes (vs 200#) and don't rule out making a wood crate. If you use cardboard, double box with at least 4" of blocking (avoid peanuts) between the inner *and* outer carton.

It's way more than most manufacturers do, but remember they factor in a certain % of loss. If you only have one unit to lose, overkill is the name of the game.
 
Actually, you can save yourself some time and money by just smashing the monitor into pieces first. For one, it saves the time of having the shipping company do it for you, and for two, it fits in a smaller box that way.

Shipping monitors is hit or miss - especially these open frame monitors. I collect old computers as well... I once had a terminal shipped to me via UPS. The terminal itself is made out of metal. Real sturdy frame, very heavy. That was double-boxed with lots of thick foam and bubble wrap. The box arrived in perfect condition. But once I got it all unpacked, I quickly found that the picture tube was broken. It was probably dropped very hard, as the heavy deflection yoke sheared the neck right off the tube.

Fortunately, I got my money back on that one, and several months later was actually able to find another terminal of the same model. Non working, but with a good picture tube. And, being an unusual terminal, that tube really wasn't used in anything else...

So, yeah, shipping monitors is a bit of a crap shoot. Best if you just break it yourself to make the outcome more predictable. :D :D

-Ian
 
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