[Elecraft] FW: RE: Antistatic work mat

[Mel Farrer]

Hi,

Please, see http://www.apogeekits.com/wrist_strap_tester.htm.  It can test both your wrist strap, which you should use and the mat.  I personally use a workbench with a conductive surface, no mat, and test the bench and wrist strap EVERY time I work on sensitive parts.  IMHO


Mel, K6KBE

--- On Wed, 6/2/10, Gary Hvizdak <garyhvizdak at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

From: Gary Hvizdak <garyhvizdak at cfl.rr.com>
Subject: [Elecraft] FW: RE:  Antistatic work mat
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 4:09 PM

Wed Jun 2 18:22:16 EDT 2010 Bill Myers (callsign unknown) wrote ...

...  I have an antistatic mat ... I wonder if I should rely on it to
assemble the K3 ...

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Bill,

    Assuming it was a good mat in the first place, the only thing you need
to do is to ensure that it is clean of flux residue and oil from your skin.
The product of choice for doing this is "Zero Charge Mat & Table Top
Cleaner, Quart" see http://www.all-spec.com/products/1733-QT.html

    In addition to cleaning the surface, this product also restores moisture
to the vinyl which reduces its surface resistance.  Depending on how heavily
a mat is used, it should be treated with this product anywhere between every
couple weeks, to a couple times a year.

73,
Gary  KI4GGX
K2 #4067
K3 #2724

P.S.  Many folks on the Reflector prefer to reply to questions off list, in
order to reduce chatter.  Your earthlink-based spam blocking facility makes
this more trouble than it's worth!  :<(

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