Reducing ESD Damage
The following suggestions may help reduce ESD damage that occurs during
testing and servicing operations.
Personnel should be grounded with a resistor-isolated wrist strap before
removing any assembly from the unit.
Be sure all instruments are properly earth-grounded to prevent a buildup of
static charge.
Table 0-1 lists static-safe accessories that can be obtained from
Hewlett-Packard using the HP part numbers shown.
Table 0-1. Static-Safe Accessories
HP Part
Number
Description
9300-0797 Set
includes:
3M
static control
mat 0.6
m
2
1.2
m
(2
ft
2
4
ft)
and
4.6
cm
(15
ft)
ground
wire
.
(The
wrist-strap
and
wrist-strap
cord
are
not
included.
They
must be
ordered
separately
.)
9300-0980 Wrist-strap
cord
1.5
m
(5
ft)
9300-1383 Wrist-strap
,
color
black,
stainless
steel,
without
cord,
has
four
adjustable
links
and a
7
mm
post-type
connection.
9300-1169 ESD
heel-strap
(reusable
6
to
12
months).
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