I use "Stat-Les" anti-static floor finish on my benches. You can find it at Legge Systems, http://www.leggesystems.com/c-177-static-control-floor-care-products.aspx The price is pretty good for the 1 quart size bottles ($20 or so) and that does a lot of benches.
-Bob, N3XKB On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > My electronic bench is an old commercial one made with steel stampings and > a steel top covered with Masonite. The Masonite is still in fair > condition. Although over the years the non-conductive top has been an > asset in > avoiding short circuits, etc., I am concerned about static discharges when > handling modern semiconductors. Would it make sense to spray the Masonite > with a weak copper sulphate or similar solution so as to make the masonite > slightly conductive, but not so conductive that 155 VAC connections could > not > safely rest upon it? Is there a better-suited material that could be used > to replace the Masonite? > > Ironically, in the 1960's, Transite (asbestos) was sometimes used as a > covering for electronic benches as as it was resistant to molten solder. > The > downside was that in sliding heavy equipment around, friable material > could > be released. > > Bruce Hunter > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
