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On Jan 4, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Dennis Verschoor wrote:

> Hey that case looks amazing.

yeah, for a six panel serge that looks like a great solution.

> Anyone got a clue where they sell those?

http://www.zerohalliburton.com/

the company makes suitcases, not specifically for electronic
equipment, more for general travel

> And do the STS panels fit i them?

i'm not sure.

we should check with rex...

alex

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> Regards,
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> Dennis
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> On 1/3/06, beschaving@... <beschaving@...> wrote:
> thanks for the suggestions everyone!
>
> i guess i meant i wasn't really going to follow the iata standards,
> just thinking of a case that would fit on a plane more or less.
> i'm one of those people who always bring three pieces of carry-on
> anyway.
>
> i find the idea of having a suitcase with two or three panels in each
> half appealing, because serge systems don't seem very deep to me
> (only 2.5 inches for the cases, right?). therefore, they might lend
> themselves to being carried like this, with the panels "two layers
> thick":
> http://home.att.net/~djaux/Image28.gif
>
> looks like a more compact solution then those skb cases, but it packs
> six panels together!
>
> alex
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2006, at 1:29 AM, Jan-Hinnerk Helms wrote:
>
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> > as being German, I'll take Lufthansa as an example for carry-on
> > baggage restrictions, and do all this in metric measurements –
> please
> > forgive me.
> >
> > Carry-on baggage is restricted to 55 x 40 x 20 cm.
> > A Serge panel is roughly 43.3 (without the rack ears) x 13.6 (11.5
> > box depth plus 2.1 for the knobs) x 17.8 cm.
> > So you can carry a 2 panel system with you in the plane's cabin.
> >
> > If you know an experienced metal worker who can build special boxes
> > for the panels, you can reduce the overall depth for each panel by
> > roughly 1.5 cm per panel (as you might want to stick to the
> > recommended 2.5 cm for air circulation behind the circuit boards).
> > This would allow you to bring 3 panels (with one panel's front
> facing
> > the back of the next panel) in a box into the cabin.
> >
> > Just looked it up – same carry-on limits apply for British Airways.
> >
> > I don't have a weighing machine here, so I don't know how light a
> > Serge panel with its box is, but keep in mind to watch the weight
> > limits for carry-on luggage also. Depending on class you fly with
> BA,
> > it's 6 or 9 kg, Lufthansa limit is 8 kg.
> >
> > The other issue to keep in mind is that you still have to carry the
> > power supply, which is a bit oversize. If you also want to take this
> > as carry-on luggage, you might find yourself limited to taking 2
> > panels with you, perhaps with a rebuilt encasing for the power
> supply.
> >
> > And be prepared to answer some curious questions from the security
> > personnel at the airport…
> >
> > Safe travels,
> > Jan-Hinnerk
> >
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