Anti-Static Mat recommendation

[Bill Phillips]

My K3 happened to arrive at the height of the static season. You couldn't
touch any conducting surface in my shack, including the K3,  without getting
zapped. I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch Anti-Static Mat on the
Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and put it on my operating desk.
Voila! No more static problems. You just can't help touching it before you
touch the radio or key. I bought two more for my work bench and was able to
work with ICs all winter with no worries. They lay flat and wrinkle free and
look like large desk blotters. This is not the same product as the in-store
Radio Shack mat. I bought one of those and took it back because it didn't
lay flat. One little caveat: You have to distort the snap fastener a bit so
it makes positive contact with the grounding lead.
I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more, but this
is the link to the product on the StarTech web site:
http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
I hope this helps someone.
Bill   AD6JV

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[Darrell Bellerive-2]

How is it for handling solder splashes and drops?

I have a Clauss "Softy" Work Mat Anti-Static and it melts when solder or even
a hot component touches it.

Darrell


On Friday 04 April 2008 07:03, Bill Phillips wrote:

> I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch Anti-Static
> Mat on the Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and put it on my
> operating desk. Voila! No more static problems. You just can't help
> touching it before you touch the radio or key. I bought two more for my
> work bench and was able to work with ICs all winter with no worries. They
> lay flat and wrinkle free and look like large desk blotters. This is not
> the same product as the in-store Radio Shack mat. I bought one of those and
> took it back because it didn't lay flat. One little caveat: You have to
> distort the snap fastener a bit so it makes positive contact with the
> grounding lead.
> I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more, but
> this is the link to the product on the StarTech web site:
> http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
> I hope this helps someone.
> Bill   AD6JV

--
Darrell Bellerive
Amateur Radio Stations VA7TO and VE7CLA
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
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[Jim Cundiff]

Bill Phillips wrote:

> My K3 happened to arrive at the height of the static season. You
> couldn't touch any conducting surface in my shack, including the K3,  
> without getting zapped. I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch
> Anti-Static Mat on the Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and
> put it on my operating desk. Voila! No more static problems. You just
> can't help touching it before you touch the radio or key. I bought two
> more for my work bench and was able to work with ICs all winter with
> no worries. They lay flat and wrinkle free and look like large desk
> blotters. This is not the same product as the in-store Radio Shack
> mat. I bought one of those and took it back because it didn't lay
> flat. One little caveat: You have to distort the snap fastener a bit
> so it makes positive contact with the grounding lead.
> I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more,
> but this is the link to the product on the StarTech web site:
> http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
> I hope this helps someone.
> Bill   AD6JV
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Hey All,
    I checked out this mat on the above startech site. It looked great
until I tried to order and saw the estimated $20 shipping! I went to
amazon and found it at about the same price but when I got a book I had
been wanting ( to get the total over $25) I qualified for free shipping!
Some of these shipping costs are ridiculous. 73.

In His service,
Jim Cundiff KB3GFC
K3 June 08?
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[Thaire Bryant]

It's available on Amazon...shipping is a lot less (free for Amazon Prime
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Phillips" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:03 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Anti-Static Mat recommendation

> My K3 happened to arrive at the height of the static season. You couldn't
> touch any conducting surface in my shack, including the K3,  without
> getting zapped. I stumbled on the StarTech 24 inch by 26 inch Anti-Static
> Mat on the Radio Shack web site, bought one (Web only) and put it on my
> operating desk. Voila! No more static problems. You just can't help
> touching it before you touch the radio or key. I bought two more for my
> work bench and was able to work with ICs all winter with no worries. They
> lay flat and wrinkle free and look like large desk blotters. This is not
> the same product as the in-store Radio Shack mat. I bought one of those
> and took it back because it didn't lay flat. One little caveat: You have
> to distort the snap fastener a bit so it makes positive contact with the
> grounding lead.
> I can't find the StarTech mat on the Radio Shack web site any more, but
> this is the link to the product on the StarTech web site:
> http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=M3013
> I hope this helps someone.
> Bill   AD6JV
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