[Elecraft] Solder station and ESD

[Don Wilhelm]

Euan,

That is an 'isolated tip' type soldering station which allows safe work 
on live circuits.
The 1 megohm resistance says that it is protected for ESD.  Yes, ground 
the terminal lug - the wall socket should do for dissipating normal 
static charges.

73,
Don W3FPR

Euan wrote:
> I’ve just purchased a soldering station for K2 construction and am wondering
> if it is properly ESD safe. It is O/C between the tip and the ground pin of
> the wall plug. However the station does have a grounding terminal on the
> back, and tip –> terminal measures 1 meg ohm. Will this be ESD safe,
> assuming I connect the station grounding terminal to the wall socket ground?
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