The “standard” resistance value for a wrist strap is to be 1 megohm (+/-20%). Touch-Testers test for this, so should your single-wire constant monitor. One of the ways that manufacturers of low cost continuous monitors cut corners is to not monitor for a current-limiting resistor in the wrist strap system. While there is no industry…
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Damage visible using Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) after significant enhancement by delayering and etch enhancement. Used with permission of Hi-Rel Laboratories, Inc. Spokane WA 99217 – http://www.hrlabs.com Photo of ESD arcing from finger to component. This is not a computer simulation. Technician was connected to a small magneto. This is not HBM-ESD. Extensive damage on…
Desco offers a wide product offering of Ionizers: bench top, overhead, and point-of use. Desco products incorporate superior technology providing fast discharge times, and such features as auto balancing feedback controls and “clean me” alarms. The primary function of an ionizer is to neutralize electrostatic charges on insulators and isolated (non-grounded) conductors to reduce the…
The Made by Monkeys blog on the Design News website recently posted an article called ZAP! Another ESD Casualty about an electrical engineer’s experiences with electrostatic discharge (ESD). The article offers a perspective on ESD control from “then” compared to now. Not much has changed. ESD is a natural occurring event that can damage ESD…
An article titled ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report appears in the current issue of Printed Circuit Design and Fab. The article written by ESD Association and details the importance of standards in the manufacturing of electronics. It also discusses how the ESD Association creates and maintains the standards. The article goes on to state:…
The ESDA is offering a 2 day seminar in St Louis, MO titled: Essentials for ESD Programs Factory: Technologies – Controls – Procedures This two-day seminar consists of concentrated versions of the 10 ESDA tutorials which comprise the ESDA Program Manager (PrM) Certification Program: – ESD Basics for the Program Manager – Ionization and Answers…
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Bold-Pack Industries Sdn Bhd will have Desco, EMIT, and Menda products available for demo. Bold-Pack will be exhibiting at AO1 Please stop by and see them if you plan on attending the show.
A good article was published on the Circuits Assembly website recently. The article was written by the ESD Association and is titled Managing Your ESD Program. The article discusses the challenges manufactures face in designing and maintaining an ESD control program for their operations. The article goes on to breakdown managing an ESD program in…
Originally Published by InCompliance Magazine- September 2012 Now is the Time for ESD Control Programs to be Improved “Factory ESD control is expected to play an ever-increasing critical role as the industry is flooded with even more HBM (Human Body Model) and CDM (Charged Device Model) sensitive designs.” By Fred Tenzer and Gene Felder ElectroStatic Discharge…
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Toby Harvey of HMC Electronics, local distributor in Massachusetts, highlights the most popular Desco foot grounders in this video. Desco 07599 High Visibility Foot Grounder Desco 17200 Velcro® Stretch Hook and Loop Foot Grounder Desco 17271 Full Coverage Non-Marring Foot Grounder Desco stat-A-Rest™ Full Coverage Foot Grounder with Contact Points on Sole and Heel Area…
Read more Local Distributor provides an overview on Desco Heel Grounders