[Elecraft] K3 ESD

[Doug Turnbull]

Kjeld,
    I used a table away from electrical appliances and covered it with tin
or aluminum foil.   I had an antistatic wrist strap which I connected to
this large piece of foil and worked in this manner.   Ideally you would
connect the foil to a ground through a 1 MegOhm resistor.   Note I did not
power the K3 or any test equipment up while working atop this foil otherwise
one would possibly cause a short or worse electrocute oneself.   Generally
the larger the area of conductor the less the difficulty with ESD, at
component level the risk of ESD damage is greatest, at board level it is
considerably reduced and at assembly level it is further reduced.

    You do the above at your own risk but it worked for me.   Wear cotton
avoid synthetic clothing and stay away from rugs or carpets.   Safety first
and I suppose this means we should both purchase an anti-static mat.

     Good luck and please thinks safety first.

                73 Doug EI2CN

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kjeld Holm
Sent: 17 December 2010 09:18
To: 'elecraft'
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 ESD

Dear all,

I am about to install my subreceiver  and would like to finish before the
weekend but I have no ESD work place. How can I best protect the parts? Or
do I have to wait until I can get the needed ESD equipment?

OZ1CCM, Kjeld

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