[Elecraft] Antistatic mat

[Tom Hammond]

JAMECO (www.jameco.com) has 'em for $9.95... part no. 10575, for an 11-1/4" 
x 22" mat, and $13.95, part no. 10583 (19-1/2" x 23-1/2". Part no. 236540, 
is $24.95 and 23-1/2" x 27-1/2".

They offer a wrist strap (#34551, $6.49) as well.

73,

Tom   N0SS
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AC7AC wrote:
>www.tequipment.net has "Pomona" pads and straps. Pomona is a quality
>product, but a bit pricy (when is quality cheap?). Their wrist strap is 
>$20 and the pads run over $50. OF the two, the wrist strap is the most 
>important by far! The "pad" is more of a "nice" thing to have for the sort 
>of work we're doing on the Elecraft rigs. Just be sure to keep parts in 
>their ESD-safe foam or package when not in the circuit.
>
>Another source that I have not dealt with directly is "Cables Unlimited" 
>who advertises a pad for $22 and a wrist strap for $10 at
>http://tinyurl.com/2csoy
>
>Digi-key (http://sales.digikey.com/rumain.asp) also has wrist bands.
>
>Mouser sells a "Field Service Kit" that consists of a mat and wrist strap 
>combo. See http://tinyurl.com/28ac3 at the bottom right corner of the 
>page. I suspect that's the one I have, but I don't recall. The combination 
>sells for about $33 right now.