[Elecraft] Static

[james1787 at aol.com]

Jim,

I built my K2 on my kitchen table in my apartment (I was single at the 
time so I could get away with having electronics sprawled on the table 
for months on end - my kitchen was never used when I was a bachelor 
hehe). The only anti static protection I had was a wrist strap clamped 
onto an outlet screw. I really only used it when handling IC's. My K2 
works fine with no problems. Just make sure you have a good soldering 
iron - something temperature controlled. I have an old weller soldering 
station with a 700 degree tip I bought of ebay for 35 bucks. It works 
great.

73,

James KB2FCV

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim and Carol <jmcm70 at frontiernet.net>
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:01:16 -0400
Subject: [Elecraft] Static

Hello,
Contemplating a K2 kit and have glanced over the archives but may have 
missed
one on this subject. My biggest concern right now is ruining 
components. I
haven't built a kit since Heathkit days where this was not as big of a 
problem.
Do I really need a panavise etc. and static mat to work on? I have a 
little
discharging device hooked to the ground on an ac outlet that I use 
during the
winter when the carpeting generates a lot of static and works well to 
discharge
before touching any ham gear. Is this a similar hookup for a wrist 
strap and
possibly a sheet of aluminum as a work top all hooked to the same 
ground?
Unable to get a better earth ground from a second floor condo. Any 
suggestions
for a good static free set up to work aside from buying a mat etc. 
would be
appreciated.
tnx,
Jim/k2hn
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