[time-nuts] For Sale - HP 5061B Cesium

[Joseph Gray]

Thanks a lot for the links. I have printed out all the relevant information
and will take it with me to UPS when it's time to ship. This should avoid
any potential hassles.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Murray" <hmurray at suespammers.org>
To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] For Sale - HP 5061B Cesium


>
> > HP has a shipping exemption for their standards.  I don't know what
> > one needs to do to take advantage of it.  In the general case, you
> > can't ship caesium, but the HP stuff is - as noted - small and
> > sealed, and they jumped through the hoops.
>
> Thanks for the heads up.
>
>
> http://www.agilent.com/metrology/hazardous.shtml
>
> There is a link near the bottom (long URL so I won't bother copying it)
> titled:
>   5071A Shipping Instructions
>
> It says:
>   Instructions for Older CBTs tells how to label a caesium beam tube that
> does not have the required marking for shipping when using these
> instructions. This applies to any tube manufactured prior to November
2001,
> including tubes inside the Agilent 5061A/B and 5071A.
>   http://www.home.agilent.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/EPSG088876.pdf
>
> It says:
>   When shipping a 5071A or a replacement CBT in accordance with IATA
> international DG rules, check the instrument for the above marking. If the
> marking is present (visible through the cover perforation), follow the
IATA
> international shipping instruction given elsewhere in this website. If the
> marking is missing, order Label P/N 05071-80030 from Agilent or download
from
> this website. Affix it to the CBT as shown. Follow the shipping
instruction
> referenced above.
>
>
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