ASR-33 hold-down bolt...

Tue Mar 1 20:59:52 CST 2005

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Tony Duell wrote:

> >
> > Just grabbed an ASR-33 on ePay.....LOCAL so no shipping damage (except what I induce).....
> >
> > Since I dont carry my reference manuals with me, can anyone post the "proper" size for the hold-down bolt(s)??????
> >
> > I want to pick this up on the way home this evening....
>
> If you're shipping it yourself (and have a reasonably large car), I'd
> ship it in bits. You'll want (or should want) to inspect things before
> powering it up anyway.

<2 pages of diassembly instructions snipped>

Um, or just ship it whole in the back seat of your car, where nothing will
happen to it.

What you're suggesting here is insanity.  There's more chance something
will get damaged by disassembling it than by just transporting it whole.

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