I read in !emc-pstc that Jim Ericson <[email protected]> wrote (in <004001c31052$499e9c40$83663fce@pavilion>) about 'ESD gun verification' on Thu, 1 May 2003: >Be aware how important the POSITION of the ESD Gun Grounding Strap is >to these measurements ... especially to risetime measurements. I always >take a photograph of the setup, including the "shape" of the Grounding Strap >and where it is attached. If you don't do this, you'll get pretty wild >variability between verifications.
I strongly endorse that. It's not a 'ground strap', it's an open-wire transmission line in most cases. There is one product that has a more technically-defensible arrangement. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
