Euan,
That is an 'isolated tip' type soldering station which allows safe work
on live circuits.
The 1 megohm resistance says that it is protected for ESD. Yes, ground
the terminal lug - the wall socket should do for dissipating normal
static charges.
73,
Don W3FPR
Euan wrote:
I’ve just purchased a soldering station for K2 construction and am wondering
if it is properly ESD safe. It is O/C between the tip and the ground pin of
the wall plug. However the station does have a grounding terminal on the
back, and tip –> terminal measures 1 meg ohm. Will this be ESD safe,
assuming I connect the station grounding terminal to the wall socket ground?
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