Ordering new Equipment

Disdrometer equipment can be ordered directly from us and will be shipped to endusers in your country.
For quotations or orders please contact us.

Procedure for repair

After receipt of your instrument at Distromet, it will be inspected and a failure analysis report and a firm quote of the repair cost will be made at no charge.

The repair work will usually include a calibration of the instrument and a renewal of the warranty for 12 months.

In order to perform the repair Distromet needs a purchase order from your institution, covering the quoted cost of repair and transportation charges. Distromet will accept orders sent by fax.

Sending your disdrometer for repair
When sending your disdrometer for inspection or repair please observe the following instructions: 

Contractor for
repair work		 DISTROMET LTD, P.O. Box 209, CH 4020 Basel, Switzerland

responsible for quotation, repair, testing and and invoicing
Shipping address:  






Contact person
(upon arrival) 		CABTRONIX GmbH
Attn: W. Wirz / Distromet
Hohstrasse 1
CH-8302 Kloten
Switzerland


Mr. Wirz
phone : + 41 44 804 74 74
Packing:
  1. The sensor should always be shipped with the styrofoam cone taken off.
  2. Use a large enough box and use enough padding between and around the instruments.
  3. To prevent the electromechanical unit from being torne out of the sensor housing, fix a tape over the top of the inner cylinder of the sensor.
Transportation:

Use a parcel service like UPS, TNT, DHL, please send prepaid.
Proforma Invoice
for Customs		 A Proforma Invoice should be sent along with the goods, stating the total value of the equipment:
Indicate approx. US$ 5000.00 for one sensor unit and US$ 7000.00 for one processor. (for customs only)

On your Proforma Invoice please indicate separately:

Ship to: CABTRONIX GmbH, Hohstrasse 1, CH-8302 Kloten, Switzerland

Sold to: (or Bill to): DISTROMET LTD. P.O. Box 209, 4020 Basel, Switzerland *

*This info is important for Swiss Customs and means that taxes at importation will be charged to Distromet Ltd.
Re importation: Your export documents such as Airwaybill, Customs Export Declaration or Proforma Invoice must be kept available for later reimportation of the repaired instrument into your country.