[Elecraft] Anti Static Mats

[ke9uw]

Hard to figure out what he is trying to prove. Finally on the antistatic mat
issue, his point was that it doesn't affect measurements made with circuits
lying on the mat. I guess I was thinking that he would show us how the mat
is antistatic, as he did with the bags.


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.

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