There are three ESD Awareness Symbols defined in ANSI/ESD S8.1: ESD Susceptibility Symbol ESD Protective Symbol ESD Common Point Ground To view information about each symbol please click the link or image above. Desco provides downloadable symbol artwork at no charge: ESD Susceptibility Symbol ESD Protective Symbol ESD Common Point Ground Desco utilizes the proper […]
ESD damage is not always visible to the naked eye. ESD damage to electronic components can be: catastrophic and latent. Catastrophic failure causes a failure in an ESD sensitive item that is permanent. The ESD event may have caused a metal melt, junction breakdown or oxide failure. Normal inspection is able to detect a catastrophic failure. A latent…
ElectroStatic charges and ElectroStatic discharges are different. All material can tribocharge (generate ElectroStatic charges). This is static electricity which is an electrical charge at rest. When an electrical charge is not at rest, but discharges (i.e. ESD), problems can occur. All matter is constructed from atoms which have negatively charged electrons circling the atom’s nucleus…
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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, 2016 and Monday- January 2, 2017. As always, thank you for your business and the opportunity to provide you with an ESD solution!
All US operations will be closed for the holiday on: Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Operations will resume on November 28, 2016.
Desco got its start as a two-man operation in small warehouse in Brea, CA in 1979. Since that time we have grown to include six USA based factories, 2 locations in the UK,1 location in Japan and to over 300 employees and their families. We are grateful for the those in the Desco family and…
Measure: Indicate surface voltage and polarity of objects. Control: Insulators must be identified at an ESD work area and must meet the guidelines in the ESDA’s ESD Control Program Handbook-ESD TR20.20. Non-Process Essential Insulators If items that can charge to 125 volts or more*, then one of the following will be used: Remove the item…
In 1985 Apple produced a service video that explained the importance of ESD control when servicing an Apple II. Steve Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple computers, was featured in the 26 minute video explaining the handling of ESD susceptible devices. Other than the fact that ESD components are smaller and more sensitive than ever (see…
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All US based Desco Industries locations will be closed on Monday September 5, 2016 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 6, 2014. We thank you for being a valued…
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