[Elecraft] K3 ESD

[David Cutter]

I also put *everything* on a metal tea tray which has the Mohm resistor to 
earth.  My wrist strap connects to the tea tray.  Equi-potential is the 
secret.  Put the unwrapped packets on the tray with the K3 and unwrap them 
onto the tray.

David
G3UNA


> Wear cotton clothing rather than nylon or highly static material; avoid
> walking around on static-prone carpets.  Wrap a length of bare copper
> wire around your wrist and solder a 2 megohm resistor to it. Connect
> that to a nearby ground connection.  Just ensure that the K3 is always
> at the same potential as yourself by touching its frame regularly.
>
> You should be okay at that.
>
> 73 de David G4DMP
>
> In a recent message, Kjeld Holm <kh at kh-translation.dk> writes
>>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?
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