shipping a drum scanner

[DrPablo]

I'm about to buy a Howtek 4500 plus a Mac G3, and I'm trying to figure out how to get it packed and shipped from British Columbia to North Carolina. Anyone ever do something like this?

 

[Donsta]

You need to have it strapped to a pallet - i.e. professionally packed. Also, before shipping, there is an internal function which locks the scanner for shipping - turn it on and scroll through the menu until you get to the option and hit enter. Don't muck around with improper packaging - I have a "parts" machine in pieces here because it was not properly packed. I'd also suggest contacting Aztek - they may have a shipping container available for purchase for your scanner.

 

[Ben Altman]

That "shipping" position in the firmware is only in the later versions. I don't know which revision introduced it, but it was not on the R7 that came with the one I bought.

I waited until I found a machine that was within driving distance, as the costs and the risks of freight, particularly from another country, seemed too great. Drum-scanner shipping-damage stories abound.

Good luck!

Ben