From all of us here at Desco, we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Holiday season! We will be closed on Thursday, December 25th and Thursday, January 1st. As always, thank you for your business and the opportunity to provide you with an ESD solution!
…your business and the opportunity to provide you with an ESD solution! Desco will be closed for the holiday on: Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Two important elements to managing an ESD Control Plan are: controlling access to the ESD Protected Area and record keeping of personnel grounding devices – wrist strap, foot grounders, and smocks. ESD coordinators are faced with the challenge of limiting access to the ESD Protected Area to people that are properly trained to handle ESD…
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Low Profile The profile of a right angle banana plug when inserted in a banana jack is approximately 4 times less than a straight banana plug. The lower profile reduces the opportunity for people, carts, or other things in the work area to accidentally disengage or damage the banana plug. Reduced Strain on Cord…
Read more Benefits of Right Angle Banana Coil Cords
The new 06767 Dissipative Label Dispenser holds a roll of labels and helps peel away the backing from the label. It is made of static dissipative corrugated and is designed to be used on a grounded ESD work surface at the workstation in an ESD Protected Area. This dispenser can be used with labels up…
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We are regularly asked if paper is OK in the ESD Protected Area or at an ESD workstation. Regular paper is insulative but tends to be low charging because it is hygroscopic (readily absorbs moisture). The primary concern with paper is placing ESD sensitive items on the paper interfering with the path-to-ground of the grounded ESD mat. Best practice…
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The EOS/ESD Association is offering a 2 day tutorial titled “Fundamental Handling Practices, Basic ESD Control Program, and Simplified Measurements.” For more information and to register click HERE.
All US based Desco Industries locations will be closed on Monday September 1, 2014 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Customer service, production, shipping, and all other departments will be closed. No orders will be processed for the day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday September 2, 2014. Thank you for being a valued customer…
Read more Closed on Monday September 1, 2014 – Labor Day Holiday
On the EDN Network‘s “Rowe’s and Columns” blog, Martin Rowe’s recent post is about the disintegration of his wrist strap. I’ve used ESD wrist straps whenever I work on a computer and have never had an ESD problem, even in dry winter conditions. Today, I needed to open a desktop computer so I reached for…
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A typical ESD Control Plan covers a facility from receiving to shipping. Within the facility, the established ESD Protected Area must account for all potential points where ESD may damage ESD susceptible devices. A white paper from Brady Corporation covers controlling ESD on PCB and component labels. The paper points out that: One common area…
Read more Controlling ESD on PCB and Component Labels