1.9 Handling Static Sensitive Devices
Figure 1-7 ESD Susceptible Caution Label
Activeelectroniccomponentsaresusceptibletodamagewhenexposedtostaticelectricalcharges.Damagetosuch
componentsmayleadtooutrightfailureorreductioninservicelife.Sincethepresenceofstaticchargesisnot
alwaysevident,itisessentialthatservicepersonnelfollowstaticcontrolproceduresatalltimeswhenhandling
sensitiveelectroniccomponents.
Thissectionoutlinesstaticcontrolprecautionsthatmustbefollowedwhenprovidingservicesupportinthefield.
Servicesupportpersonnelshouldcreateasafe,static-freeenvironment.
Servicepersonnelmustuseacommerciallyavailableservicekitforhandlingstatic-sensitivedevices.Thekittypically
includes:
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Groundcordassembly
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Alligatorclip
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Groundingwriststrap
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Wriststraptester
Ifasafe,staticcontrolenvironmentcannotbecreatedforaspecificreason,theoperatorwillensurethat
electrostaticdischarge(ESD)itemsandpersonnelareatthesameelectricalpotentialastheequipment.
TheelectronicmodulesshouldonlyberemovedfromtheESDprotectivebagatthelastmoment,justbefore
installationwhentheoperatorisreadytodothereplacement.
Theoperatorshouldavoidtouchinganycomponentsorconnectorsonthemoduleandshouldholdthemoduleby
itsedgeorenclosure,asapplicable.
1.9.1 ESD Protection/Grounding
AllpartsthataresusceptibletodamagebyESDwillbemarkedusingthefollowinglabel.RefertoFigure1-8ESD
Label.PleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowtoensuresafetyandtoprotectthepartsfromESDdamage.
Figure 1-8 ESD Label
1. IsolatethecompressorpowerasdescribedinSection1.8ElectricalIsolationonpage22.
2. CliptheESDstrapgroundcliptothecompressorgroundpost.RefertoFigure1-9MainsPlateand
GroundPostonpage25.
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