How ridiculous is this?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Just received this electronic component for my mini arb truck, what'd all the packaging about?

 

The component is next to the 2p piece

[hazzygawa]

Mad! What is the chip for?

[Rich2484]

Can't fault them on the packaging tho.

[ukminch]

Im sure it's probably in the public domain anyway, but not sure I'd be putting my address on a public forum certain undesirables could be looking.......

[porky]

Looks like Anti static packaging. Chips can be damaged by very small voltages.

[TGB]

You think that's bad. A few months back, I got sent a 4'x3'x8" box with lots of rolled brown paper. My order was a 1.5m iPod data cable and a memory stick. Still... at least the paper came on handy for fire starting.

[Spruce Pirate]

Did you get 2p cash-back on the chip?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Mad! What is the chip for?

 

It's a dc-dc 7-36v input, 5v 7.5w 1.5a output non isolated converter

 

Im sure it's probably in the public domain anyway, but not sure I'd be putting my address on a public forum certain undesirables could be looking.......

 

Yes, you only have to put my name in google and it's splattered all over, I should change my name by deed pole to Mary Smith or something, there's a lot more of them about

[Peasgood]

I think I can beat that.

I ordered a new firing pin a while ago.

I was a bit dismayed when I was told the postage was going to be £8.50

It took longer to arrive than expected, but then I found out it was coming from America. I guessed that explained the cost.

When it arrived I couldn't believe the size of the parcel. :eek:

The firing pin is the tiny black item in the pic.

Not sure about the eco friendly claims of the packaging material either.

It had fallen to the bottom of the box anyway (as you would expect) so an envelope would have been just fine

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

My component was £3.20 and the postage was £12 and mine was also coming from America. I thought exactly the same, the distance must be the high postage cost