Most people do not start feeling the effect of an ESD event until the discharge is at least 2000 volts. It typically takes a ESD discharge of greater than 2,000 or 3,000 volts for a person to feel the “zap”. The number varies because the sensitivity of people is different and measuring the voltage is imprecise, so…
In article titled: Reducing Risk Through Supplier Quality Audits at EBN, the author, Douglas Alexander explains that auditing your suppliers can be an effective may to reduce your risk of quality issues with your products. He notes: “Before you purchase any production material from an unknown source, you should perform the appropriate level of supplier…
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Written by: Gene Felder, Corporate Product Manager What is the ESD control requirements for battery and pneumatic powered hand tools? From ESD Handbook ESD TR20.20 section 5.5.2.2 “Battery powered and pneumatic hand tools while being held should have a resistance to ground of less than 1 x 10E12 ohms.” If tool’s housing is conductive or…
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