23-10-2020, 10:13 AM
Hi Gary.
In the past Colour TV's were shipped in cardboard boxes many well over 60 lbs. The boxes though were thick, better than some you get these days, much stiffer.
The internal packing was shaped to give support to the bottom of the boxes and round the TV set to fit round the cone of the back and protect the CRT and cabinet. The set just couldn't move in the box and any knocks were absorbed by the design of the packing. Admittedly we cannot do that, so in many instances a set has to be packed into two or three cardboard boxes. The Plastic crates I'm using have the set inside and are packed with big expanded polystyrene rectangular blocks and of course bubble wrap, air bags and other packing. The crates are taped up and then put into a much bigger cardboard box. Its important that the item in the crate cannot move when the crate is upside down or on its side, it has to be firmly packed but not so tight that shocks could cause damage. The big box is filled in such a way that the crate is snugly held by the big expanded polystyrene blocks on all sides and top, again the crate mustn't move when on the box is upside down etc.
The other issue is that these boxes are opened up by the UK Border Force on arrival to this country so again that's another issue of international deliveries.
In the past Colour TV's were shipped in cardboard boxes many well over 60 lbs. The boxes though were thick, better than some you get these days, much stiffer.
The internal packing was shaped to give support to the bottom of the boxes and round the TV set to fit round the cone of the back and protect the CRT and cabinet. The set just couldn't move in the box and any knocks were absorbed by the design of the packing. Admittedly we cannot do that, so in many instances a set has to be packed into two or three cardboard boxes. The Plastic crates I'm using have the set inside and are packed with big expanded polystyrene rectangular blocks and of course bubble wrap, air bags and other packing. The crates are taped up and then put into a much bigger cardboard box. Its important that the item in the crate cannot move when the crate is upside down or on its side, it has to be firmly packed but not so tight that shocks could cause damage. The big box is filled in such a way that the crate is snugly held by the big expanded polystyrene blocks on all sides and top, again the crate mustn't move when on the box is upside down etc.
The other issue is that these boxes are opened up by the UK Border Force on arrival to this country so again that's another issue of international deliveries.
