Apologies to those who might see this on more than one group or list and
apologies again if it's old news to everyone but me, but I did think it
important enough to share.
I've just retrieved a pair of ICs that have been dry stored as spares in a
component storage rack since 1979, a long
that there are several types of foam (and rubber for that
matter)
Daun
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Subject: [time-nuts] Anti-Static conductive foam warning
Apologies to those who might see this on more than one group or list and
apologies again if it's old news to everyone but me, but I did think it
important enough to share.
I've just retrieved a pair of ICs that have been dry stored
Hi Daun Nigel,
I've experienced the same problem, for example with sliding loads, cal kits
and other accessories. The trick is to remove all the foam *before* the
damage is done. Once the deteriorating foam turns to sticky crumble and
reacts with the precision plated metal surfaces in these
