Frankly I'm shocked that Elecraft used Styrofoam packing peanuts. I work in electronics manufacturing and my company has banned them from our building well over a decade ago. All of our vendors are required to not use them. They are a killer for electronic components. It is precisely the static charge that causes them to stick to everything. What do you think happens to that static charge that is present on your body after handling this packing material when you open a static bag containing static sensitive parts? It has to go somewhere.
73, Gary K9GS -------- Original message --------From: "Ian Kahn, KM4IK" <[email protected]> Date: 6/17/17 4:23 PM (GMT-06:00) To: 'Kevin - K4VD' <[email protected]>, 'Elecraft Reflector' <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Packing Peanuts On every Elecraft kit I've ever gotten, any static-sensitive parts are packed in anti-static protective bags. Shouldnt be an issue. 73 de, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua [email protected] 10-10 #74624 North Georgia Chapter #2038 PODXS 070 #1962 K3 #281, P3 #688 KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin - K4VD Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2017 5:17 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Packing Peanuts Does being packed in all those static-charged peanuts represent a danger to electronic equipment like the K2? Kev K4VD On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > Or hair spray ... > > 73 > > Ken - K0PP > > On Jun 17, 2017 14:42, "Bob McGraw K4TAX" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just spray the inside of the trash container with Fabric Softener. > > As to the ones in the box, same thing. Static gone. > > > > 73 > > > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > > > On 6/17/2017 3:20 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: > > > >> Just received a K2 kit via UPS -- my third in fact -- and spent 20 > >> comical minutes trying to empty out the styrofoam packing peanuts. > >> > >> They come, apparently, fully charged. They cling to my fingers. > >> They cling to my shirt. They cling to the outer shipping box. > >> After I get about ten handfuls into a small trash bag the common > >> charge results in > the > >> smaller pieces flying out again. Back onto my fingers. Grabbing > >> them > with > >> one hand while holding a cold water faucet with the other didn' t > >> help > at > >> all. > >> > >> Whenever I get a kit I feel as if I have to do the electrostatic > >> equivalent of a detox shower before I do the parts inventory. > >> Isn't > there > >> some good substitute for these accursed things? Maybe like their > ancestors > >> -- real peanuts? At least you can eat those while you're unpacking > >> the > kit > >> . . . > >> > >> Ted, KN1CBR > >> > >> > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 Message delivered to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 Message delivered to > > [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Message delivered to > [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
