Thread: Is shipping gas springs via air freight safe?
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Re: Is shipping gas springs via air freight safe?
Yes there are regulations on shipping gas springs via airmail. In an unpressurized compartment the springs might explode or weaken. We used several of these springs on our robot, and there was a debate about shipping them however it was decided that since the robot is being shipped ground there was no need to remove them.

I would recommend that you not worry about it, but if you feel obliged to do something I would recommend you check fed-ex regulations on compressed gasses. I can not find any mention of it on their website so a call to FedEx might be in order.
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