[Elecraft] Looking for static dissipative bench pad

[Don Wilhelm]

Bill and all,

Although the grocery store oven liner will work, I prefer not to work on 
a fully conductive surface because I don't like the idea of accidentally 
shorting two things together when I lay them down, but YMMV.

Good anti-static mats can be inexpensive.  Check out the ones at 
TigerDirect (www.tigerdirect.com).  Their ULT33122 is a 23.5 inch square 
mat for $19.99, or if you want something larger, the ULT33121 is 23.5 x 
47.25 inches for $24.95.  Their wrist strap is ULT31418 priced at 
$6.99.  Other computer related outlets should have comparable prices.

An ESD safe work area costing around $30 should be palatable for most 
builders - that is roughly in the range for the cost for one replacement 
firmware chip from Elecraft, better to be safe than sorry.

73,
Don W3FPR

Bill Tippett wrote:
>
>
> KW1ND:
> >I only need it sporadically for hobby use, so don't want to spend a 
> lot on one.
>
> 1.  Buy an 18" X 26" aluminum foil oven liner at your grocery store 
> for <$5.
>
> 2.  Connect to ground via a 1M resistor in series.
>
> 3.  Buy Radio Shack's $5.49 wrist strap(# 276-2397)  and clip to liner.
>
>         You can spend much more if you want, but the above worked
> well for me to build a K2 and several SMD projects (ATS-2, ATS-3,
> SoftRock, etc.)
>
>                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV
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