[Elecraft] Humidity and ESD

[Kevin Cozens]

At 07:42 PM 03/14/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Better safe than sorry. When working with ESD parts, use anti-static
>protection. Latent damage is possible; the part may fail long after it has
>been hit by a static discharge. - Dr. Megacycle KK6MC/5

Always a good policy to err on the side of caution. Some years ago I either 
read or was told that as little as 50V of static can cause damage. Just 
because you didn't feel a shock when you touch something it doesn't mean 
there was no static discharge.


Cheers!

Kevin.  (http://www.interlog.com/~kcozens/)

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