Broken Stainless Steel regulators, and worst USPS experience

[bettatail]

The box of stainless steel regulators finally arrived, showed up at the door this morning, but it is deformed, after I open the box, this is what I see.

The stainless steel regulators are over $100 each, to replace the SS gauges will cost more than $100 each also. :angryfire

 

[Left C]

I had a similar experience with a Victor high purity and the USPS. One gauge was sticking out of the box and broken. You have 4 busted regulators; big time bummer!

 

[jaidexl]

Wow. Not Cool!

 

[Matt F.]

Sorry to hear about your loss.
I've had more damages stuff through UPS. That said, I've had no issues with USPS...go figure. Maybe I should knock on some wood. I guess it's a crap shoot.

 

[pepetj]

Replacing the glass/plastic "see through" parts shouldn't be expensive [what's the word in English for that?]. Those gauges are likely still in working condition. I don't think it would cost you much to have them checked and re-adjusted by a qualified technician.

I would question the packaging of these. How were the fragile parts (un)protected? Using a ton of "peanuts" or even massive amounts of "newspaper" would probably spare most of that damage.

Sorry this happened to you.

Pepetj
Santo Domingo

 

[nipat]

If it's screwable, all you need may be a thin sheet of clear acrylic and a jigsaw.

 

[maknwar]

what if you put brass replacement gauges or at least chromed ones?

 

[Left C]

Matt has some chrome gauges that he might sell. These are the ones that he's taken off of SS regulators and replaced the stock chrome ones with SS.