----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles R. Patton" 
To: "PSN-L Mailing List" 
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: The KS36000 posthole seismometers


> Several points:
> 
> 1)Storage: If someone will drive them to Chino, CA, I have space in my
> plane hangar that we could store and disassemble -- no cost and no hurry
> to tear the units apart.  The down side is the driving/truck trip. I
> don't have a truck, only a small trailer towable with my car
> occasionally.  40 units x 150# is 6000#.  ...
>  It would take a
> tractor/trailer type to haul that 3 ton load and then you'd be back in
> the crating and shipping business

I beg to differ.
U-Haul and others regularly rent trucks of that capacity
to "the rest of us".  I have gone on a few "raids" myself -
(for old computer equipment, etc.).

I just called U-Haul, and their price for one way 
Albuquerque  to L.A., for a 24 ft. truck rated at 4 tons,
is $390, (they allow 4 days).  That is probably
a typical price.  No special license is required,
and a 24 ft. truck is not scary to drive (a breeze).

I'm retired, and could participate, probably wishing
to put a couple of units in my sedan for a trip
to the S.F. bay area  - where others would likely
enjoy the fun also.  ("Big boys, big toys?")

> 
> 2) A thought just occurred to me for packing for trucking if you have
> enclosed sides.  

Packing for such a ride and handling is interesting.
Be a shame to wreck such equipment with casual handling.
A good thing to research well!
   - locking for shipment
   - vibration/acceleration sensitivity
   - attitude, etc.

 
> 2) Re: testing for noisy units

    I would bet that NONE of the instruments are sufficently
    noisy for us to test.  Our typical enviroments are so many
   db more noisy that of a reasonably quiet site. 
> 
> Charles R. Patton
 
Cheers
   Ed Thelen

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