Charles, This is a contentious subject for us due to the time it takes to thoroughly test a large product, so I'd be interested in hearing other's opinions and practices.
A scenario where ESD can cause a genuine problem (in our business) is when someone walks across a room to add paper to a printer tray. In some machines, the unit will be in standby mode. In others, it may continue printing from a different tray or cabinet. In either case, a discharge to the internal metal parts of the paper tray could conceivably cause problems we would consider failures (and have). Jack Cook EMC Engineer, Xerox Corp. [email protected] (310)333-5214 -----Original Message----- From: Grasso, Charles (Chaz) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 9:35 AM To: 'EMC Group' Subject: Question on internal ESD testing Hello, Does anyone in this august group apply ESD discharges INTERNAL to a product as required by EN55024. I consider this just a tad egregious - don't you? Thank you Charles Grasso Advisory Engineer StorageTek 2270Sth 88th Street Louisville CO 80027 M/S 4247. Tel:303-673-2908 Fax:303-661-7115 email:[email protected] Web Site: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/denver/rockymountainemc/ --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
