[Elecraft] Anti Static Mats

[Kevin Cozens]

Greetings, all.

Dave Jones, who runs the EEVblog, has a few videos relating to anti-static 
bags and mats. The first one that talks about anti-static bags is worth 
watching. It shows the difference between the common pink anti-static bags 
and the silvery static shielding bags. Those pink bags and the related 
"anti-static" chip carriers don't do as much to protect your components as 
you might think.

http://www.eevblog.com/2012/02/25/eevblog-247-anti-static-bag-myth-revisted/
http://www.eevblog.com/2012/03/01/eevblog-250-anti-static-mat-myth/
http://www.eevblog.com/2014/03/02/eevblog-585-lab-bench-esd-matting-upgrade-tagarno-hd-microscope/

The first part of the third video (mainly starting around 2.5 minutes in) 
talks about ESD matting that Dave was putting down on his lab benches.

-- 
Cheers!

Kevin.

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