Greetings group! I would like to take a survey of the ESD testing practices prevalent in manufacturers of electronic equipment. The purpose of this information is to get a better understanding of the alignment of my company with respect to the industry and ESD testing in particular. Basically - is my company overtesting? Our current practice is to test what is legally required, naturally, but we have also been performing tests to ANSI C63.16. This requires higher test levels and a large number of discharges to obtain the MTBUR.
Can any of you supply information (without selling the farm!) on the ESD specifications that you test to & whether the legally mandated ESD test is exceeded. Thanx The results of the survey will be complied and published on this group - no names mentioned!! Charles Grasso EMC Engineer StorageTek Tel:(303)673-2908 Fax(303)661-7115
