[Elecraft] Anti-static Pads

[Fred Jensen]

I built K2 S/N 4398 the same as Ron, on a desktop with a Formica top in 
a room with a carpet.  I kept all semiconductor parts in their 
anti-static bags and/or conductive foam, and touched ground before 
picking them up.  My soldering station is static-safe.  I tried not to 
shuffle my feet on the carpet and wore sneakers with rubber soles.  I 
did ban the vacuum from the room until I was done and the K2 was 
working. :-)

Don did an alignment for me when he replaced an intermittent component, 
other than that, it's been completely fine.

73,

Fred K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

On 9/19/2016 1:12 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

>  Note that the K2 manual does not make much of an issue about an
> anti-static mat. It's on the bottom of the anti-static priority list
> Wayne compiled. In the interest of full disclosure, I built my K2
> while most of my stuff was in storage, working solely on a small
> wooden drawing board using my ESD-Safe iron. I simply did the
> recommended "touch a ground" before each time I reached for a
> transistor, i.c. or pc board and experienced no problems whatsoever.
> Sixteen years later the K2 is still going strong.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC