West-Tech Materials All-Stars
West-Tech Materials, Desco’s representative in Southern California and San Deigo talks about their relationship with Desco See the blog post HERE
2024/2025 Holiday Schedule
From all of us here at Desco, we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Holiday season! Desco’s customer service and shipping department holiday schedule: Tuesday – 12/24/2024 – Close at 12:00 PM PSTWednesday 12/25/2024 – Closed all day Tuesday 12/31/2024 – Close at 12:00 PM PSTWednesday 1/1/2025 – Closed all day
Shocking Facts about Static Electricity – MSN
Check out these facts about static electricity provided by MSN HERE
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…
ESD Basics Training Video
This video covers the fundamental principles for protecting ESD sensitive components in a electronics production environment. The presentation includes an explanation and demonstrations of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), the different models for ESD events, and material types used in an ESD Protected Area (EPA). To learn how to build an effective ESD control program that is…
Question: Where are the Banana Plugs and Snaps on a Desco Wrist Strap Made?
Answer: A wrist strap contains: one 4mm female snap on the coil cord, one standard banana plug on the coil cord and one 4mm male snap on the wrist band. . The standard banana plug on the coil cord and the 4mm male snap on the wrist band are made with a Brown & Sharpe…
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ESD to Blame for Sinking of Astronaut Grissom’s Spacecraft
Charles Murray, Technical Editor of Design News writes “Even casual observers of US space history know the unfortunate story of Gus Grissom. He’s the astronaut who accidently blew the hatch off the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, causing it to fill with seawater and sink into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in 1961.” Grissom maintained…
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Dry Air and ESD Control
Most people notice a difference in the ability to generate static electricity when the air gets dryer (the % RH decreases). As an example, walking across a carpet can yield a charge of 35kV at 10% RH [very dry air], but will drop significantly to 7.5kV at 55% RH. In an electronics manufacturing environment lower…
What’s New in ANSI/ESD S20.20-2014
The 2007 version of the ANSI/ESD S20.20 has been updated. The ESDA continues to remove guidance from the ANSI/ESD S20.20 and focus the document on the requirements for an ESD Control Plan. Guidance for how to meet requirements of the ANSI/ESD S20.20 and how to mange the ESD Control Plan is detailed in the ESD Handbook-…
Controlling ESD in the 1400s?
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown. The natural phenomena of ESD has been occurring for as long as our planet has been around and apparently it has been a problem for much of that time. A recent post…