Other Packaging - Agilent Technologies ESA-E Series User And Programming Manual

If You Have a Problem
How to Return Your Analyzer for Service

Other Packaging

CAUTION Analyzer damage can result from using packaging materials other than those
specified. Never use styrene pellets in any shape as packaging materials. They do
not adequately cushion the equipment or prevent it from shifting in the carton.
They cause equipment damage by generating static electricity and by lodging in
the analyzer louvers, blocking airflow.
You can repackage the instrument with commercially available materials, as
follows:
1. Attach a completed service tag to the instrument.
2. Install the transportation disk or a blank floppy disk into the disk drive.
3. If you have a front-panel cover, install it on the instrument. If you do not have a
4. Wrap the instrument in antistatic plastic to reduce the possibility of damage
5. Use a strong shipping container. The carton must be both large enough and
6. Surround the equipment with three to four inches of packing material and
7. Seal the shipping container securely with strong nylon adhesive tape.
8. Mark the shipping container "FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH CARE" to assure
9. Retain copies of all shipping papers.
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front panel cover, make sure the instrument handle is in the forward-facing
position to protect the control panel.
caused by electrostatic discharge.
strong enough to accommodate the analyzer. A double-walled, corrugated
cardboard carton with 159 kg (350 lb) bursting strength is adequate. Allow at
least 3 to 4 inches on all sides of the analyzer for packing material.
prevent the equipment from moving in the carton. If packing foam is not
available, the best alternative is S.D.-240 Air Cap™ from Sealed Air
Corporation (Hayward, California, 94545). Air Cap looks like a plastic sheet
filled with 1-1/4 inch air bubbles. Use the pink-colored Air Cap to reduce static
electricity. Wrapping the equipment several times in this material should both
protect the equipment and prevent it from moving in the carton.
careful handling.
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