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Answer» Hi, I am relocating from one country to another. I would like to ship my desktop via air freight along with my some other personal belongings. Can I have expert advise on what all precautions to be taken to get my PC in the same condition on the other end? Thanks.Well there are man things you should consider. I'd feel more safe just putting my computer in a car, and drive it to my destination. DO you still have the boxes, and styrofoam that came with your computer if you still have it just use that. It'ld be great protection for your computer, and it should be fine. However if you don't have that. Buy your standard like Blanket and some styrofom or WOOD. FIRST wrap your computer with a SOFT blanket, and then use some wood or sytrofoam to fill up the box. The more your can put around your computer the better. I reccomend styrofoam though.QUOTE from: aziangamer on December 19, 2007, 02:12:05 PM ... DO you still have the boxes, and styrofoam that came with your computer if you still have it just use that. It'ld be great protection for your computer, and it should be fine. ... You've reminded of something that I've seen done. I suppose it was done because the orginial custom fitted styrofoam was long gone. Use canned expanding foam. The trick: Squirt it into a plastic bag. Obviously, you wouldn't want to spray it on whatever you are trying to cushion, - you'd have one HECK of a mess. Squirting it into a plastic bag worked perfectly when I saw it done! The bag contained the expanding foam. The bag is flexible, so it allowed the foam to create a perfectly fitting cushion. Fitted around corners, etc. Fits to any shape, which made it better than other packing materials. The cost is not prohibitive. One other thing you might want to consider is that the country you are relocating to may have different power types. (Voltages in your standard outlet vary from country to country) Always check this before you go about plugging it in, and never modify an electrical plug. WillyW, I have never heard of a better idea in my life, nor would I have ever thought of that. I must say, you have quite the creative mind And yet another things to consider: Once you have figured out all your cushioning, wrap the computer in a large bag that can be sealed. In the event that water reaches your computer, this will help to protect it. (Even if its in a box, RAIN while its being transportated into the airport might become a problem (I wouldent trust them with getting it in to the airport as fast as possible...)Quote from: Zylstra on December 19, 2007, 05:37:31 PM ... WillyW, I have never heard of a better idea in my life, nor would I have ever thought of that. I must say, you have quite the creative mind ... Nope. Just sharing something I saw somebody else do. I wish I had a creative mind. Forgot to add: Be sure not to use el-cheepo bags. Just think of the mess if one breaks! Because of the static involved a blanket is probably the worst suggestion...Quote from: patio on December 19, 2007, 08:21:19 PM Because of the static involved a blanket is probably the worst suggestion... only if the blanket is placed inside the computer and gets moved around quite a bit. any static that builds up on or around the case will be quickly dissipated once the computer gets plugged in.

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Hi, I am relocating from one country to another. I would like to ship my desktop via air freight along with my some other personal belongings. Can I have expert advise on what all precautions to be taken to get my PC in the same condition on the other end?
Thanks.Well there are man things you should consider. I'd feel more safe just putting my computer in a car, and drive it to my destination.

DO you still have the boxes, and styrofoam that came with your computer if you still have it just use that.
It'ld be great protection for your computer, and it should be fine.

However if you don't have that. Buy your standard like Blanket and some styrofom or WOOD. FIRST wrap your computer with a SOFT blanket, and then use some wood or sytrofoam to fill up the box. The more your can put around your computer the better.

I reccomend styrofoam though.QUOTE from: aziangamer on December 19, 2007, 02:12:05 PM

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DO you still have the boxes, and styrofoam that came with your computer if you still have it just use that.
It'ld be great protection for your computer, and it should be fine.
...

You've reminded of something that I've seen done. I suppose it was done because the orginial custom fitted styrofoam was long gone.

Use canned expanding foam.
The trick: Squirt it into a plastic bag.

Obviously, you wouldn't want to spray it on whatever you are trying to cushion, - you'd have one HECK of a mess.

Squirting it into a plastic bag worked perfectly when I saw it done!
The bag contained the expanding foam. The bag is flexible, so it allowed the foam to create a perfectly fitting cushion. Fitted around corners, etc.
Fits to any shape, which made it better than other packing materials.

The cost is not prohibitive.

One other thing you might want to consider is that the country you are relocating to may have different power types. (Voltages in your standard outlet vary from country to country)
Always check this before you go about plugging it in, and never modify an electrical plug.

WillyW, I have never heard of a better idea in my life, nor would I have ever thought of that. I must say, you have quite the creative mind

And yet another things to consider:
Once you have figured out all your cushioning, wrap the computer in a large bag that can be sealed. In the event that water reaches your computer, this will help to protect it. (Even if its in a box, RAIN while its being transportated into the airport might become a problem (I wouldent trust them with getting it in to the airport as fast as possible...)Quote from: Zylstra on December 19, 2007, 05:37:31 PM

...
WillyW, I have never heard of a better idea in my life, nor would I have ever thought of that. I must say, you have quite the creative mind
...

Nope.
Just sharing something I saw somebody else do. I wish I had a creative mind.

Forgot to add: Be sure not to use el-cheepo bags. Just think of the mess if one breaks!

Because of the static involved a blanket is probably the worst suggestion...Quote from: patio on December 19, 2007, 08:21:19 PM

Because of the static involved a blanket is probably the worst suggestion...

only if the blanket is placed inside the computer and gets moved around quite a bit. any static that builds up on or around the case will be quickly dissipated once the computer gets plugged in.

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