Re: [PSES] ESD testing - Contact Mode to plated metal surfaces?

[Brent DeWitt]

I believe the language said something like: "the contact discharge tip 
shall be applied to any coating not expressly declared as insulative"


Could be wrong though.

Brent DeWitt
Milford, MA

On 9/18/2023 7:39 PM, Ken Wyatt wrote:
Always had the impression the sharp end of the CD tip was designed to 
punch through any coated metal.


Kenneth Wyatt
Woodland Park, CO
Sent from my iPhone.


On Sep 18, 2023, at 09:48, Sykes, Bob  wrote:



Worldly Experts,

I have a question regarding the suitability of contact mode ESD 
testing to plated metal surfaces.  I understand the wording in IEC 
61000-4-2 regarding painted and bare metal.  Does the same logic used 
for painted metal surfaces also apply to other coatings (anodized, 
plated, passivated etc.)?  These are not addressed in the Standard.


adTHANKSvance,

Bob Sykes



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Re: [PSES] ESD testing - Contact Mode to plated metal surfaces?

[Ken Wyatt]

Always had the impression the sharp end of the CD tip was designed to punch through any coated metal. Kenneth WyattWoodland Park, COSent from my iPhone.On Sep 18, 2023, at 09:48, Sykes, Bob  wrote:







Worldly Experts,
 
I have a question regarding the suitability of contact mode ESD testing to plated metal surfaces.  I understand the wording in IEC 61000-4-2 regarding painted and bare metal.  Does the same logic used for painted metal surfaces also apply
 to other coatings (anodized, plated, passivated etc.)?  These are not addressed in the Standard.
 
adTHANKSvance,
Bob Sykes
 
 



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[PSES] ESD testing - Contact Mode to plated metal surfaces?

[Sykes, Bob]

Worldly Experts,

I have a question regarding the suitability of contact mode ESD testing to 
plated metal surfaces.  I understand the wording in IEC 61000-4-2 regarding 
painted and bare metal.  Does the same logic used for painted metal surfaces 
also apply to other coatings (anodized, plated, passivated etc.)?  These are 
not addressed in the Standard.

adTHANKSvance,
Bob Sykes




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