Jim, I have moved a couple of shielded rooms, and except for removing the top panels, I was able to do it all by myself. A sheetrock jack would have helped. Number all the panels, marking all the pieces to allow everything to go back in the same location. On reassembly, use steel-wool or scotch pads to clean the edges of the panels.
Chamber performance can be verified, but you will need the equipment to do so, such as a signal source, spectrum analyzer, antenna pair, amplifier, etc. up to the highest frequency of interest. IMHO, start at 1 GHz and use horn antennas, since their directionality will make it easier to pinpoint leaks. Have plenty of copper tape and bronze wool on hand to repair leaks. Anechoic chambers can be a very different beast! Depending on how they are constructed, I would probably not want to tackle one. A compact chamber might be ok, but I have seen some where the tiles and cones were glued on the walls after construction, they would have to be broken off and replaced later. With the other tiles still on the panels, I imagine the weight of a panel would be extreme. Good luck! Bob Richards --- "Collum, James (CoEv Reno)" <[email protected]> wrote: > I need to move a shielded room and 3M emissions > measuring equipment > between two buildings. > > Over the years I have seen postings here for > "chamber for free, come and > get it" or similar and was wondering how the pricing > of a move affected > the decision. > Could anyone who has done something like this in the > past tell me.... > 1) Did you use a specialist company to > dismantle/reassemble and verify > seals etc or did you do it yourself? > 2) Any recommendations on specifying electrical > requirements in the > proposed new location. > 3) Have you ever left the room behind and just > purchased new again, if > so why, Cost? Previous attempts to relocate proved > problematic? A good > excuse to upgrade? > > Any recommendations or advice would be appreciated > > Jim This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
