[Amps] Horizontal or verticle?

[R.Measures]

**  UPS second day isn't too bad.  Large outer boxes with bags of plastic 
packing peanuts are helpful.  Anything shipped UPS ground should be able 
to withstand several 10-meter falls onto concrete.  UPS damage insurance 
is a joke.  

>And FedEx just destroyed a GS-35b I shipped to a guy in Texas...I had it
>double boxed with four inches packing between boxes. And to think I used to
>bitch about UPS playing football with packages they ship.Any carrier
>reliable anymore?   Jim.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ka1xo at juno.com>
>To: <g3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
>Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Horizontal or verticle?
>
>
>>
>> Dear Ian,
>>
>> The EMTRON DX-3 that FedEx destroyed had the GU-78b tube clamped down
>> in four (4) places with teflon,just as you described.
>>
>> In addition, the finned skirt is clamped with a surrounding chimney of
>green material I never looked too closely at.
>>
>> Rudi sent this amplifier from Sydney to Secaucus with nary a scratch. I
>imagine the 12 day international journey plus overland U.S. journey saw a
>bit more handling than when it went 800 miles to Virginia.
>>
>> Vince says the amp looked like it had been pushed out of a tenth floor
>window when he opened the box........
>>
>> Not only was the tetrode dislodged but all of the mounting hardware around
>it was ripped out and the aluminum tube socket was cracked and broken.
>>
>> People, stay away from FedEx is all I can say. They have yet to contact me
>on the claim or make any effort to pay the damages.
>>
>> Hal
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