How to move a plasma?

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Hi Folks,

We are moving soon (less that 5 miles). The moving companies don't like
handling plasma TV's. Does anyone have an tips on the best way to pack and
move a plasma TV?

Thanks,

Ray

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FlyByKnight wrote:
> On 14-Oct-2004, "Fred Bloggs" <SPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Does anyone have an tips on the best way to pack and
>>move a plasma TV?
>
> I recently moved a plasma about 10 miles (from Best Buy to my friend's
> house). Worse still, it was a display model without a box (Eek!)
>
> So we had them wrap the hell out of it in bubble wrap. For some reason, they
> say never to lay a plasma on its side (i.e. flat) so we stood it upright in
> the bed of my truck, skootched up to the cab. I then tied it down with twine
> and drove like grandma in a funeral procession.

The reason for placing the plasma upright is that the screen has a
large sheet of glass which when placed horizontally will flex and may
crack or pull apart from the underlying plasma cells due to stress when
going over bumps and the like. Plasmas are to be kept vertical when
transporting to reduce the stress on the glass sheet.

The loss rate for plasma TVs in shipment appears to be rather high.
There have been a lot of postings on www.avsforum.com from people who
received a cracked plasma TV when it was delivered.

To the original poster, the answer is very carefully. Besides lots of
bubble wrap I would cover the front screen with several layers of heavy
duty cardboard in the layers of bubble wrap. Then create some sort of
box around it to protect it and move it standing upright in the van or
truck. The shipping boxes for the plasma TVS are pretty big, but I would
argue that this is one of the original shipping boxes one should keep if
you have the room in the attic or basement. If you ever need to move the
TV or want to sell it to someone in a few years, the original shipping
box will be useful.

Alan Figgatt

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Dennis G. Rears wrote:
>> The reason for placing the plasma upright is that the screen has a large
>>sheet of glass which when placed horizontally will flex and may crack or
>>pull apart from the underlying plasma cells due to stress when going over
>>bumps and the like. Plasmas are to be kept vertical when transporting to
>>reduce the stress on the glass sheet.
>
>
> I have my plasma on a platform and will mounting it on a wall. Will it hurt
> the unit if it tips around 45 degrees or more while we are installing it on
> the wall for a few seconds?

No, you can tilt or lay the plasma flat while installing it or setting
it up for mounting. The problem is laying the plasma TV flat during
shipment while being bounced around in the back of a truck which can put
severe stress on the glass and may crack it.

If you have the room, it is probably a good idea to keep the original
box in case you ever move or sell the set to someone else. If you don't
have the room to store the whole box, may be you should keep the base
part of the shipping material to sit the plasma TV upright if you want
to move it someday.

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Maybe so Phil, but your carpeted floor was not moving down the highway in
the back of a truck at 50 mph, especially over the nice road surfaces of
Michigan!! Unless the kids are doing a snake dance alongside where you are
placing the brackets on the back of the set you should not have experienced
any problem. DUH!! Read the posts, he is attempting to move it physically
from one location to another.
"Phil Ross" <paross@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:f6bcd.6623$6q2.3355@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> Geesh, I had mine (a Sony 42" ) laying flat on my floor (carpeted), face
> down, in order to install the wall mounting bracket hardware, and it
> didn't hurt it. I don't know how else I would have bolted all of that
> hardware to the back if I hadn't. In fact, there is no mention in the 7
> pages of cautions and installation safeguards in the manual about keeping
> it upright. Perhaps it may be different for various brands, but the Sony
> KDE42XBR950 doesn't mention it. (It does, however, say not to install in a
> vehicle of hung from a ceiling.)
>
>
> "Dennis G. Rears" <drears@runningpagespam.org> wrote in message
> newswGbd.9431$Fe6.3563210@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
>> "Alan Figgatt" <afiggatt@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:w7-dndbWmeEEbvPcRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>>> FlyByKnight wrote:
>>> The reason for placing the plasma upright is that the screen has a
>>> large sheet of glass which when placed horizontally will flex and may
>>> crack or pull apart from the underlying plasma cells due to stress when
>>> going over bumps and the like. Plasmas are to be kept vertical when
>>> transporting to reduce the stress on the glass sheet.
>>
>> I have my plasma on a platform and will mounting it on a wall. Will it
>> hurt the unit if it tips around 45 degrees or more while we are
>> installing it on the wall for a few seconds?
>>>
>>
>>> To the original poster, the answer is very carefully. Besides lots of
>>> bubble wrap I would cover the front screen with several layers of heavy
>>> duty cardboard in the layers of bubble wrap. Then create some sort of
>>> box around it to protect it and move it standing upright in the van or
>>> truck. The shipping boxes for the plasma TVS are pretty big, but I would
>>> argue that this is one of the original shipping boxes one should keep if
>>> you have the room in the attic or basement. If you ever need to move the
>>> TV or want to sell it to someone in a few years, the original shipping
>>> box will be useful.
>>
>> I have my original box that I keep in my one car garage. Do you think it
>> is realy neccessary to keep pckaging material.
>>
>> dennis
>>>
>>> Alan Figgatt
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Duh, is that ""Philly""
"Phil Ross" <paross@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:72zcd.6954$6q2.46@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> Well DUH Art, I read the posts and I wasn't actually replying to the
> original poster, only to reassure the guy (Dennis) that was worried about
> tilting his unit 45 degrees "..Will it hurt the unit if it tips around 45
> degrees or more while we are installing it on the wall for a few seconds?"
>
> I wouldn't move mine horizontally either, but they aren't THAT fragile. At
> least to the point where the manufacturer would warn consumers about it.
> They warned about everything else, like using them at altitude, and moving
> them from extremes of temperature and humidity, etc.
>
> Oh, by the way Art, you post just like curmudgeon. Are you related?
>
> "Art" <plotsligt@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:49udnZ3IINU76uzcRVn-sA@comcast.com...
>> Maybe so Phil, but your carpeted floor was not moving down the highway in
>> the back of a truck at 50 mph, especially over the nice road surfaces of
>> Michigan!! Unless the kids are doing a snake dance alongside where you
>> are placing the brackets on the back of the set you should not have
>> experienced any problem. DUH!! Read the posts, he is attempting to move
>> it physically from one location to another.
>> "Phil Ross" <paross@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> news:f6bcd.6623$6q2.3355@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
>>> Geesh, I had mine (a Sony 42" ) laying flat on my floor (carpeted), face
>>> down, in order to install the wall mounting bracket hardware, and it
>>> didn't hurt it. I don't know how else I would have bolted all of that
>>> hardware to the back if I hadn't. In fact, there is no mention in the 7
>>> pages of cautions and installation safeguards in the manual about
>>> keeping it upright. Perhaps it may be different for various brands, but
>>> the Sony KDE42XBR950 doesn't mention it. (It does, however, say not to
>>> install in a vehicle of hung from a ceiling.)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dennis G. Rears" <drears@runningpagespam.org> wrote in message
>>> newswGbd.9431$Fe6.3563210@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
>>>> "Alan Figgatt" <afiggatt@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:w7-dndbWmeEEbvPcRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>>>>> FlyByKnight wrote:
>>>>> The reason for placing the plasma upright is that the screen has a
>>>>> large sheet of glass which when placed horizontally will flex and may
>>>>> crack or pull apart from the underlying plasma cells due to stress
>>>>> when going over bumps and the like. Plasmas are to be kept vertical
>>>>> when transporting to reduce the stress on the glass sheet.
>>>>
>>>> I have my plasma on a platform and will mounting it on a wall. Will it
>>>> hurt the unit if it tips around 45 degrees or more while we are
>>>> installing it on the wall for a few seconds?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> To the original poster, the answer is very carefully. Besides lots of
>>>>> bubble wrap I would cover the front screen with several layers of
>>>>> heavy duty cardboard in the layers of bubble wrap. Then create some
>>>>> sort of box around it to protect it and move it standing upright in
>>>>> the van or truck. The shipping boxes for the plasma TVS are pretty
>>>>> big, but I would argue that this is one of the original shipping boxes
>>>>> one should keep if you have the room in the attic or basement. If you
>>>>> ever need to move the TV or want to sell it to someone in a few years,
>>>>> the original shipping box will be useful.
>>>>
>>>> I have my original box that I keep in my one car garage. Do you think
>>>> it is realy neccessary to keep pckaging material.
>>>>
>>>> dennis
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan Figgatt
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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