WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! (was [Elecraft] ESD recommendation)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

The solder stations I'm familiar with have directly grounded tips. 

To be sure I'm not being fuzzy-headed, I checked the Hakko on my bench and
its tip is certainly connected directly to the mains ground (< 1 ohm).

The only time I've found a series resistance in ESD gear is for those
components people come in direct contact with (ESD mats, wrist or ankle
straps, etc.).

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul Fletcher
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:31 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! (was [Elecraft] ESD recommendation)


Check the resistance to earth - it may have a resistor in series already.

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Darrell Bellerive
Sent: 24 November 2007 17:12
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! (was [Elecraft] ESD recommendation)

What about touching the circuit board pads with my Weller soldering station 
that has a grounded tip?