Shipping fully assembled KPA-500

[Ralph McClintock-3]

What does Elecraft recommend for shipping a built KPA-500? Do KPA-500F
amps ship with the xformer installed? Not selling mine, just wondering
about buying a used one!!
W1ZK

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[Cliff Frescura]

My factory assembled KPA-500 was shipped in one carton, all parts installed.
Set the line voltage and install the fuses, and you're off to the races!

73,

Cliff K3LL/6

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Subject: [Elecraft] Shipping fully assembled KPA-500

What does Elecraft recommend for shipping a built KPA-500? Do KPA-500F amps
ship with the xformer installed? Not selling mine, just wondering about
buying a used one!!
W1ZK

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[Don Wilhelm]

Ralph,

When a KPA500 is shipped for service, they recommend that the
transformer be removed.
It not only saves on weight, but it eliminates the possibility that the
transformer will deform the bottom panel should the parcel experience a
sudden stop such as at the end of a sorting chute.

Elecraft does ship the factory KPA500 with the transformer installed.  
*However*, they use special extruded packing supports.

If the person you would buy from has the factory packaging for a
KPA500-F (or a K3-F), then it can safely ship using that packing and box.
If that packing and box is not available, I would suggest that a piece
of plywood cut to the same size as the KPA500 be placed directly under
the KPA500.  I normally suggest that packing peanuts are good for
protection, but not for that much weight because the peanuts can be
crushed, at least 2 inches of bubble wrap on all sides would be better.  
Do not use the large air bags, they can burst.

The secret to good packing is to pack the object so it cannot move
within the box.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/25/2016 8:01 PM, Ralph McClintock wrote:
> What does Elecraft recommend for shipping a built KPA-500? Do KPA-500F
> amps ship with the xformer installed? Not selling mine, just wondering
> about buying a used one!!
> W1ZK
>

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[Ralph McClintock-3]

Thanks Don,

  That is exactly the info I was looking for. I had shipped mine back,
w/o xformer, for a repair last year but wondered how does Elecraft ship
Factory built units.

Ralph W1ZK


On 6/25/2016 8:26 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> Ralph,
>
> When a KPA500 is shipped for service, they recommend that the
> transformer be removed.
> It not only saves on weight, but it eliminates the possibility that
> the transformer will deform the bottom panel should the parcel
> experience a sudden stop such as at the end of a sorting chute.
>
> Elecraft does ship the factory KPA500 with the transformer installed.  
> *However*, they use special extruded packing supports.
>
> If the person you would buy from has the factory packaging for a
> KPA500-F (or a K3-F), then it can safely ship using that packing and box.
> If that packing and box is not available, I would suggest that a piece
> of plywood cut to the same size as the KPA500 be placed directly under
> the KPA500.  I normally suggest that packing peanuts are good for
> protection, but not for that much weight because the peanuts can be
> crushed, at least 2 inches of bubble wrap on all sides would be
> better.  Do not use the large air bags, they can burst.
>
> The secret to good packing is to pack the object so it cannot move
> within the box.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/25/2016 8:01 PM, Ralph McClintock wrote:
>> What does Elecraft recommend for shipping a built KPA-500? Do
>> KPA-500F amps ship with the xformer installed? Not selling mine, just
>> wondering about buying a used one!!
>> W1ZK
>>
>
>

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