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HAPSITE ER Operating Manual
Appendix C
Shipping the HAPSITE and Consumables
C.1 Introduction
The HAPSITE instrument and its Service Module are designed to ship to remote
locations. The instruments can be reshipped in the cardboard boxes (with the same
cut-foam inserts) in which they were received. However, these boxes will not suffice
for frequent shipping. A heavy-duty fitted shipping case for HAPSITE is available
from INFICON (part number 930-464-P1). The case for the Service Module is part
number (930-465-P1). The protection provided by these cases will allow the
instruments to survive handling by most airline, air freight and trucking handlers.
While there is room for the necessary cables in each case, additional boxing must
be used for certain accessories and consumables, as detailed below.
The batteries should be removed from the HAPSITE and
the Service Module before shipping, as their weight,
under the shock-loads of shipment, will damage the
respective instrument. They will require their own
packaging for shipment. The computer, if required at the
remote site, should be hand-carried.
NEG Pumps can easily be shipped in the box in which they are received. A NEG
Pump installed in HAPSITE will not be damaged by shipment.
When shipping canisters follow DOT regulations for
packaging, labeling and methods in which hazardous
materials can be shipped.
C.2 Shipping the Canisters
The canisters of carrier gas and internal standards gas are pressurized to 700 kPa
(100 psig) or more. The canisters are approved by the Department of
Transportation (DOT), but they are considered hazardous cargo because they are
pressurized. They are permitted to be transported on passenger aircraft, but not in
the passenger compartment, nor checked as luggage. The labeling of the cartons
and the paperwork required can be tedious. The easiest approach is to contact
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