[Elecraft] ESD recommendation

[Bill NY9H]

I have had that esd wrist strap and mat for years,,,,
and the K3 was an obvious place to start using them...



bill




At 07:51 AM 11/23/2007, Julian G4ILO wrote:
>On Nov 23, 2007 12:48 PM, Dave G4AON <elecraft at astromag.co.uk> wrote:
> > You must use anti-static precautions. It's foolish to assemble a $2500
> > radio only to damage it for the sake of perhaps $25 worth of anti-static
> > products.
>
>Even I, notorious tightwad that I am, have forked out on an
>anti-static mat and wrist strap. I've never used one in the past. But
>I figured that if I zap something on a K3 board, which is not user
>repairable (at least, not by me) it would be a much bigger deal than
>if I zapped a discrete component when building my K2.
>
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