OK, thanks for all the responses. I got the message!
It's like this - the package was not scheduled to arrive until
tomorrow. I leave tomorrow morning for a business trip, and had
planned to pick up a mat while on the trip. You know what a kid is
like with a new toy! I was trying to decide whether it was OK to use
the pink stuff temporarily.
So, to play it safe, I just did some of the basic mechanical assembly
(carry handle, rubber feet, SO239). That will suffice until I get a
mat this week. It will be the weekend before things can get started
anyhow.
73,
Henry - K4TMC
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, Nov 26 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Poor Man's ESD Mat?
Ahhh, come on Henry - Surely, you can spare $20 for an anti-static mat
to protect your $1300+++ investment in the K3 kit!
TigerDirect (www.tigerdirect.com) has their stock number ULT33122
priced
at $19.99. I don't know if they are available in the local store, but
a
phone call might give you that info. I have no relationship with
TigerDirect except as a customer - I'm just passing information along.
If you really want to go inexpensive, roll out some aluminum foil to
keep everything at the same potential - you can even ground the foil
with a 1 megohm resistor to the AC equipment ground that is likely
found
on every receptacle in the house.
Congratulations on receiving your K3, and Happy Building.
73,
Don W3FPR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First, don't worry, I have not started to remove anything from the
ESD
bags.
There is quite a lot of that pink antistatic bubblewrap protecting
the
pieces of the K3 kit. Is is possible that those could be used as a
static dissipating work mat?
73,
Henry - K4TMC
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