Shocking Facts about Static Electricity – MSN
Check out these facts about static electricity provided by MSN HERE
2022/2023 Holiday Schedule
From all of us here at Desco, we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Holiday season! We will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2022 and Monday, January 2, 2023. As always, thank you for your business!
A Conversation About ESD Control
Thomas Ricciardelli of SelecTech sits in on the PCB Talk podcast to discuss the challenges of protecting components from the dangers of static electricity. ESD Systems stocks SelecTech’s SelectTile ESD Flooring System. The system is designed to create an ESD floor without the need for adhesives, copper strips, underlayment or padding. Please contact us for…
How to ground a chair
A regular, non-ESD chair cannot be made ESD protective by simply adding a drag chain to ground it. With many chairs the base, wheels, etc are plastic (insulators) and cannot be grounded. To understand this better it important to know what makes a chair an ESD chair: ESD chairs have four important components: A static…
Desco Surface Resistance Meter Replacement Leads
For previously purchased a surface resistance meters (19290, 19291) or survey kits (19790), Desco will provide replacement leads (19300) at NO COST. The new style of leads are more durable and will increase accuracy of readings at higher resistance ranges. Desco will require the serial number previously purchased surface resistance meters and survey kits. Replacement…
4th of July Holiday
All US based Desco Industries locations will be closed on Monday July 4, 2022 in observance of the 4th of July 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 July 5, 2022. We wish you a safe…
NEW Wave Distortion Dual Operator Monitor
The newest version of the Desco Dual Operator Monitor is now available. The new monitor features: an improved operator alarm, new park delay timer, integrated visual status display, a mat monitor disable switch, audio, alarm adjustment, and it is compatible with the power control relay. The Dual Operator Continuous Monitor is designed with Wave Distortion…
Understanding a Faraday Cage
A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure formed by conducting material or by a mesh type of material. Such an enclosure blocks external static and non-static electric fields. Faraday cages are named after the English scientist Michael Faraday. He used one in 1836, to prove that electricity was a force, not an imponderable…
Emerging Professionals Tech Talk: ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 Facility Certification & ESD Control Program Auditor
Join the ESDA’s July 2022 Tech Talk, which covers two newly released certification programs – ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 Facility Certification & ESD Control Program Auditor – hosted by Matt Jane of Tesla. July 26th 1 PM Eastern Time Complementary Sign Up HERE
Creating a Dry ESD Package
If you need to avoid baking your surface mount devices (SMD) before solder reflow, storing them in proper dry packaging will be required. A dry package typically consists of three components; an MBB, desiccant, and humidity indicator card (HIC). To determine how dry the package should be, you need to determine your MSL (moisture sensitivity…