The solder stations I'm familiar with have directly grounded tips. To be sure I'm not being fuzzy-headed, I checked the Hakko on my bench and its tip is certainly connected directly to the mains ground (< 1 ohm).
The only time I've found a series resistance in ESD gear is for those components people come in direct contact with (ESD mats, wrist or ankle straps, etc.). Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Fletcher Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! (was [Elecraft] ESD recommendation) Check the resistance to earth - it may have a resistor in series already. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darrell Bellerive Sent: 24 November 2007 17:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! (was [Elecraft] ESD recommendation) What about touching the circuit board pads with my Weller soldering station that has a grounded tip? _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
