[Elecraft] Packing Peanuts

[Fred Jensen]

Every ESD I've ever gotten from Elecraft has been packed in an 
anti-static bag and/or "plugged" into anti-static foam.  But ...don't 
ever use styrofoam egg cartonsor other containers for sorting ESD 
parts.  Best move is to keep all styrofoam off the bench, period.

73,

Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

On 6/17/2017 2:16 PM, Kevin - K4VD wrote:
> Does being packed in all those static-charged peanuts represent a danger to
> electronic equipment like the K2?
>
> Kev K4VD
>
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Rose <elecraftcovers at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Or hair spray ...
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Ken - K0PP
>>
>> On Jun 17, 2017 14:42, "Bob McGraw K4TAX" <rmcgraw at blomand.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Just spray the inside of the trash container with Fabric Softener.  As to
>>> the ones in the box, same thing.  Static gone.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Bob, K4TAX
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/17/2017 3:20 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just received a K2 kit via UPS -- my third in fact -- and spent 20
>>>> comical minutes trying to empty out the styrofoam packing peanuts.
>>>>
>>>> They come, apparently, fully charged.  They cling to my fingers.  They
>>>> cling to my shirt.  They cling to the outer shipping box.  After I get
>>>> about ten handfuls into a small trash bag the common charge results in
>> the
>>>> smaller pieces flying out again.  Back onto my fingers.  Grabbing them
>> with
>>>> one hand while holding a cold water faucet with the other didn' t help
>> at
>>>> all.
>>>>
>>>> Whenever I get a kit I feel as if I have to do the electrostatic
>>>> equivalent of a detox shower before I do the parts inventory.  Isn't
>> there
>>>> some good substitute for these accursed things?  Maybe like their
>> ancestors
>>>> -- real peanuts?  At least you can eat those while you're unpacking the
>> kit
>>>> . . .
>>>>
>>>> Ted, KN1CBR
>>>>
>>>>
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