Packing suggestions (was Re: PDP11 Redux, or Behind-The-ScenesBull)

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Sat Feb 23 19:21:57 2002

On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> Tothwolf wrote:
>
> > Cables should also be bagged, and wrapped with bubble-wrap. Bagging is
> > mandatory if they are going to be packed in styrofoam. Styrofoam isn't
> > friendly to many types of insulation, and bits of styrofoam love to get
> > into connectors, especially the smaller ones that are hard to clean ;)
>
> Wow, I never knew that. I wouldn't have thought that styrofoam would
> hurt anything. Maybe it's a good thing that I have shipped very few
> cables. New cables I buy tend to be new surplus, so they are still
> bagged from the factory.

Short term, I doubt there would be any visible damage. If you store a PVC
jacketed cable in styrofoam for awhile, you'll find the styrofoam "melts"
and adheres to the cable jacket. It can usually be cleaned up, but it
isn't easy. Teflon jacketed (plenum rated) cables shouldn't have that
problem, but I'd still bag them just to be safe.

This is why when you buy something that is packed in styrofoam, the
manufacturer has bagged all the cables and plastic parts. Bags also help
keep the plastic parts from being scratched.

-Toth
Received on Sat Feb 23 2002 - 19:21:57 GMT