Pelican 1200 Question

the fuzz · Oct 4, 2006

i just bought one of these.
Ever since i saw Lukas case in CPF with the M3 and his bits and pieces in there i thought i want one to .

Its build a tank i tell ya .

One question.

Its really tough to unhinge the clips and lock the case back up with the hinges.
Is this normal ? . Does take a degree of strength to perfom the tasks of opening and closing them.

Im wandering this as i also have a Pelican 1060 and its a different hinge system but the 1060 is so easy to open and close comapred to the 1200 model.

AlphaTea · Oct 4, 2006

I have a boat load of Pelican cases in various sizes.

The latches will loosen up a little bit with constant use.
The reason the latches are so tight is to make the case some-what water proof.

If the latch stiffness still bugs you get one of these http://www.all-pelican-cases-4-less.com/detail_pelican_peliease.html it makes opening the latch a little easier, especially if you have small hands.

the fuzz · Oct 4, 2006

thanks alpha tea thats reasuring , If its normal it scool. i thought i had a dud case. might invest in those latches

Cheers fuzzy

Xrunner · Oct 6, 2006

Alpha is right on, they will loosen up over time. One thing you might try is leaving the case in the sun for a little while and then working the latches a few times. This might loosen them up a little (I say might because I've never tried it on the Pelican cases specifically.)

Whitelitee · Oct 7, 2006

We sell pelican cases with the radios we build at work, And I have noticed the smaller pelican cases are always harder to open and close..

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