1. Disassemble equipment into individual assemblies if possible.

2.  Wipe exterior of scope and other equipment/components if extremely dusty.

3. Put microscope (or separate components) into plastic bag(s) and seal.  Wrap tightly with tape so that the eyepieces do not fall out of the scope.

4. Wrap bagged and sealed microscope in layers of bubble-wrap so that no hard surfaces can be felt.  Do this for each piece of equipment which is to be shipped.

a.      Put bubble-wrapped pieces into a box that has at least three (3) times the volume that the pieces will occupy.
*** This is to ensure an adequate cushion space from drops and punctures which may occur during shipping.****
*** For Dynascopes, stages and specialty microscopes see #9 ****

5. Fill box approximately ¼ full of peanuts or equivalent packaging medium.  Place bubble-wrapped components into box.

6. Fill remaining space in box with peanuts or equivalent packaging medium and stuff under pressure around the components.

7. Seal box tightly with acetate tape, reinforced paper tape or equivalent.

8. Be sure to label the box as fragile (on 5 sides) and indicate “This send up” on the top.

9. Insure microscope for replacement cost for each head and eyepiece pair. *Call if you are uncertain.

a.      If there is any questions as to the value of a microscope, please call Absolute Clarity & Calibration before shipping.

10.     a.  For any Dynascope equipment or high power specialty microscopes, the “foam-in-place” method of bagging, packing and boxing MUST be used (otherwise the insurance that you pay for may be  
 invalidated).  Ask your shipper about their “foam-in-place” capabilities if your company does not
presently use this system.

b.     All 4 and 5 series Dynascopes have a lockdown screw to protect the Dynascopic disk from damage during transportation.  Before shipping or packing the equipment per our above instructions, please insure that this screw has been properly set.  If you are unsure how this is done, contact ACC personnel for instruction regarding this important feature.

c.      The Vision Engineering 8” x 6” stage has a lockdown feature located at the front left side of the stage.  The proper size screw must be installed into the stage before shipping the stage to ACC for service.

d.     The Nikon 9” x 3” stage must be handled with extreme care or irrevocable damage can occur to the unit during handling and shipping.  The stage should be locked using only approved Nikon lockdown hardware.  Please contact ACC for information regarding this procedure and cost of the hardware.

 * IMPORTANT:  If you have any questions on any of the above especially Instruction #1 “Disassemble equipment into individual assemblies if possible.” Please call ACC before proceeding.

 ** Absolute Clarity & Calibration assumes no liability of safe shipping and handling of any microscope or accessory equipment in transit from your facility.  These instructions are only a series of good shipping measures to help your shipping department ensure safe transit of your equipment.  Always insure your equipment for the full replacement cost via any standard transit outfit.

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