Simrad EK80 - Handling Instructions for Printed Circuit Boards and Electronic Modules; Circuit Board Unpacking and Handling

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5Wipecleanallexposedcables,andcheckfordamage.
Ifacableshowssignsofwearorageing,contactKongsbergMaritimeforadvice.
6Secureandprotectlooseparts(shockabsorbers,plugandsockets,protrudingobjects
etc).
7Ifthemechanicalunitshallbesenttostorageorshipped,sprayitexternallyusinga
corrosioninhibitor(forexamplealightoil)priortopacking.
8Ifrelevant,placeasuitablysizedbagofdesiccantmaterial(silicagelorsimilar)into
thetostorage/transportboxtokeepthecomponentsasdryaspossible.
Handlinginstructionsforprintedcircuitboards
andelectronicmodules
Printedcircuitboardsandelectronicmodulesaredelicateitems.Theymayworkyearafter
yearinanadvancedproduct,butthenfailduetoasmallsparkofstaticelectricity.Forthis
reason,itisveryimportantthattheyareproperlyhandledandprotectedduringshipping.
Topics
Circuitboardunpackingandhandling,page243
ReturningaprintedcircuitboardoranelectronicmoduletoKongsbergMaritime,page245
AboutElectrostaticDischarge(ESD),page246
Circuitboardunpackingandhandling
Itisveryimportantthatprintedcircuitboardsandotherelectronicmodulesarehandled
correctly.
Prerequisites
Forcorrectandsafehandlingofprintedcircuitboardsandelectronicmodules,youwillneed
asuitableworkbenchwithanapprovedconductiveservicemat.Thisservicematmustbe
connecteddirectlytoareliableearthpointviaitsearthingcord.Y oumustwearawristband
indirectcontactwiththeskin,andthewristbandmustbeconnectedtotheservicemat.
Sensitiveprintedcircuitboardsandelectronicmodulesmustalwaysbetransportedand
storedinprotectiveantistaticpackingbags.Thecircuitboardsandmodulesmustnotbe
transportedorstoredclosetostrongelectrostatic,electromagneticorradioactiveelds.
Equipmenthandling