ESD recommendation

[Dave, G4AON]

You must use anti-static precautions. It's foolish to assemble a $2500
radio only to damage it for the sake of perhaps $25 worth of anti-static
products. Mats and wrist straps must be tested for continuity before
use, a pin through the mat will usually give a good enough connection
for a multi-meter. I used an anti-static bench mat approx 500mm x 350mm
and a wrist strap. Both were bought in 2001 from a UK mail order company
when I assembled by K2, cost from memory somewhere in the region of $30.

You need some good screwdrivers and plenty of light, one slip and you
could cause costly damage surface mounted components...

73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80
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[Julian, G4ILO]

On Nov 23, 2007 12:48 PM, Dave G4AON <[hidden email]> wrote:
> You must use anti-static precautions. It's foolish to assemble a $2500
> radio only to damage it for the sake of perhaps $25 worth of anti-static
> products.

Even I, notorious tightwad that I am, have forked out on an
anti-static mat and wrist strap. I've never used one in the past. But
I figured that if I zap something on a K3 board, which is not user
repairable (at least, not by me) it would be a much bigger deal than
if I zapped a discrete component when building my K2.

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Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
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[Bill Steffey NY9H]

I have had that esd wrist strap and mat for years,,,,
and the K3 was an obvious place to start using them...



bill




At 07:51 AM 11/23/2007, Julian G4ILO wrote:

>On Nov 23, 2007 12:48 PM, Dave G4AON <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > You must use anti-static precautions. It's foolish to assemble a $2500
> > radio only to damage it for the sake of perhaps $25 worth of anti-static
> > products.
>
>Even I, notorious tightwad that I am, have forked out on an
>anti-static mat and wrist strap. I've never used one in the past. But
>I figured that if I zap something on a K3 board, which is not user
>repairable (at least, not by me) it would be a much bigger deal than
>if I zapped a discrete component when building my K2.
>
>--
>Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
>G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com
>Zerobeat Ham Forums: www.zerobeat.net/smf
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