A soil sampler liner with areas of reduced wall thickness is defined by a continuous wall that has a reduced area extending along at least a portion of the length of the liner. In the method and arrangement, an inrush current caused by a network component or part connected to the live electrical network is minimized, the network component or part being disconnected from and connected to the live electrical network by opening and closing a circuit breaker. Upon receipt of a signal from the base station, the donor unit specifies a preamble of the received signal to achieve synchronization with the base station. The system may be used to sort articles delivered from one or more storage locations for distribution, or may instead be used to sort articles for delivery to one or more storage locations. The preparation may additionally contain an additive perfume, for example an ethyl ester of the corresponding alpha-chlorocarboxylic acid.