packaging for ~200 HDDs in hotswap trays
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cardboard box
add bubble wrap
transport yourself in your own vehicle / van
add bubble wrap
transport yourself in your own vehicle / van
Soldato
make your own?
sturdy box,plastic sheets and expanding foam?
sturdy box,plastic sheets and expanding foam?
Soldato
Finding packing for drives in the trays might be tricky, plenty of supplies for 3.5 in foam inserts
For a small amount it's probably something you'll need to DIY for.
I wouldn't say the ones you'd get from a supplier would be any better than a good wrapping of bubble wrap. From memory the boxes we used to get just had a black moulding that held the hotswap caddys wrapped in antistatic bag.
I wouldn't say the ones you'd get from a supplier would be any better than a good wrapping of bubble wrap. From memory the boxes we used to get just had a black moulding that held the hotswap caddys wrapped in antistatic bag.
Soldato
still like my idea 
ocuk have actually used the retail version of it
cant remember the name though
basically its a plastic bag
you crush it at the neck and 2 chemicals mix to make expanding foam
molds it perfectly around your product
not sure if ocuk still use them as its a more expensive
form of packaging
but it really does a fantastic job
ocuk have actually used the retail version of it
cant remember the name though
basically its a plastic bag
you crush it at the neck and 2 chemicals mix to make expanding foam
molds it perfectly around your product
not sure if ocuk still use them as its a more expensive
form of packaging
but it really does a fantastic job
Soldato
Instapak
that's quite nifty. I'd need to acquire some ESD bags but if i cant get nice slotted boxes then it could work, cheers.
the slotted boxes are pretty easy to buy online if you're in the US, but shipping is prohibitive. I've asked a couple of our suppliers to see if they can source anything
the slotted boxes are pretty easy to buy online if you're in the US, but shipping is prohibitive. I've asked a couple of our suppliers to see if they can source anything
Soldato
thanks i couldnt remember the name of it
Take them out of the hotswap caddies and put them in standard HDD shipping boxes.
I'm trying to avoid that if i can. They're relatively slim hotswap trays (Supermicro 6048R) so i might be able to do it.
Soldato
When we shipped our avid storage servers out in work, we bought some very large knock off peli cases with the foam blocks and some ESD bubble wrap. Wrapped the disks individually in their hotwap trays and slotted the disks into cut outs made into the foam. This was for 3x 18 bay chassis, so not quite as large scale. IIRC, each resign case fit 16 disks comfortably, and the extra two were squeezed in the sides. It worked perfectly and everything survived the journey from Cardiff to Leeds. The process of cutting out and wrapping each individual disk was quite labour intensive. We also got the benefit of having the resin cases back afterwards to reuse for tranmsporting or shipping other bulky/delicate items again.