I follow Elecraft Engineer Paul's advice (after he studied the electrical characteristics of a number of mats) and avoid any mats that do not specify their ohmic values. Too often, such mats better insulators than static dissipating devices.
So I'd at least e-mail the manufacturer for electrical specs. 73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of F5vjc Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 10:32 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Antistatic Silicon Mat? Found on Amazon, looks very handy but is it really antistatic (ESD safe) for our purposes? 500 ℃ Heat-resistant silicone repair mat for soldering iron, telephone and computer repair, anti-slip desk repair mat with BGA welding repair station by XOOL <https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=bl_dp_s_web_0?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=XOOL&index=automotive&search-type=ss > 73, F5VJC ______________________________________________________________ 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]
