They can be pretty rugged.? I bought a RM502 years ago and when it arrived there was almost no packing material in the box, and one corner of the front panel had breached the cardboard a little and was bent (not badly, but based on the listing photos, it was new damage).? After hearing so many tragic stories, I feared the worst, but the CRT was fine, and it worked great.??
-Dave
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On Sunday, May 2, 2021, 09:07:11 AM PDT, ChuckA <chuck@...> wrote:
I've been reading this thread and am wondering what 500 scope are you
moving and how far?
I've moved many of them in the back of my truck just wrapped in a moving
blanket and secured so they can't slide around with no problems. This
includes three 555's, shortest trip was about 40 miles the longest was
400 miles. I never opened them up when picked up, just wrap them up.
I've either been really lucky or they are much more rugged then most
people realize.
I do follow common sense, don't throw them in the truck and don't drop them.
?Chuck
On 5/2/2021 11:23 AM, Leon Robinson wrote:
Jeff
Take a screwdriver to remove the cover & a handfull of 8 or 11 inch tyraps just in case there is something wrong you can then secure it.
Leon Robinson ?K5JLR
-------- Original message --------
From: Jeff Dutky <jeff.dutky@...>
Date: 05/01/2021? 7:19 PM? (GMT-06:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Transporting a 500-Series Scope without Breaking the CRT
?
Paul,
I used to haul large CRTs (21" computer displays) this way, which are admittedly less finicky than an old tek scope, at least they never seemed to care about orientation, and I would seatbelt them in. They were all deep enough that the seatbelt was near its limit, so they were held in pretty securely that way. For this, however, I will try to pick up some bungie cords or something, to get a good strap around the seat back. I was going to bring some larger blocks of closed cell foam to give it some cushioning in case I had to put it in back, but I can use the same foam to wedge against the dash in front.
I'm still a little worried about the CRT mounting in the case. I can't seem to find the thread now (and maybe it wasn't in this group; maybe it was in a Facebook group I also belong to) where someone had moved a 500-series scope but some part of the CRT mounting hardware had failed and the neck had shattered. I'd really like to avoid that sort of tragedy if at all possible.
-- Jeff Dutky
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