All the info is good.... However... Never solder naked....
Sent from my iPad On Dec 17, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[email protected]> wrote: > As the KRX3 manual says (pg 5), avoid voltage differences between yourself > and the components. If you don't have an anti-static mat or wrist strap: > > DO NOT use carpet on your work bench (a common practice before solid state). > Wood, Formica, etc., is fine. Metal is also okay for this, but not a good > practice for any bench on which you'll power up a rig. > > DO NOT use Styrofoam or other plastics to hold parts other than the pink > bags some parts are shipped in. > > DO touch an unpainted metal ground often while working. (When without a pad > I touch a ground every time before picking up an electronic part or pcb - it > only takes a fraction of a second to do so.) > > DO touch an unpainted metal part of the K3 itself after picking up a part > and before touching the part to the K3. (That equalizes any possible voltage > difference between you - and the part you're holding - and the K3 so the > charge won't flow through the part.) If you ground the metal case of the K3, > you can touch it before picking up each part to accomplish both objectives > at the same time. > > The Mains supply safety ground is a perfectly good ground to use to > discharge yourself. > > There's more background on page 5 of the KRX3 manual, but the above steps > will keep you and the parts safe without a dedicated ESD workstation. > > Ron AC7AC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Dear all, > > I am about to install my subreceiver and would like to finish before the > weekend but I have no ESD work place. How can I best protect the parts? Or > do I have to wait until I can get the needed ESD equipment? > > OZ1CCM, Kjeld > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
