Compaq 340 Series manual Grounding Workstations, Recommended Materials and Equipment

Removal and Replacement Preliminaries and Routine Care

3.1.4 Grounding Workstations

To prevent static damage at the workstation, use the following precautions:

■Cover the workstation with approved static-dissipative material. Provide a wrist strap connected to the work surface and properly grounded tools and equipment.

■Use static-dissipative mats, foot straps, or air ionizers to give added protection.

■Handle electrostatic sensitive components, parts, and assemblies by the case or PCB laminate. Handle them only at static-free workstations.

■Turn off power and input signals before inserting and removing connectors or test equipment.

■Use fixtures made of static-safe materials when fixtures must directly contact dissipative surfaces.

■Keep work area free of nonconductive materials, such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and Styrofoam.

■Use conductive field service tools, such as cutters, screwdrivers, and vacuums.

3.1.5Recommended Materials and Equipment

Materials and equipment that are recommended for use in preventing static electricity include:

■Antistatic tape

■Antistatic smocks, aprons, or sleeve protectors

■Conductive bins and other assembly or soldering aids

■Conductive foam

■Conductive tabletop workstations with ground cord of one-megohm +/- 10% resistance

■Static-dissipative table or floor mats with hard tie to ground

■Field service kits

■Static awareness labels

■Wrist straps and footwear straps providing one-megohm +/- 10% resistance

■Material handling packages

■Conductive plastic bags

■Conductive plastic tubes

■Conductive tote boxes

■Opaque shielding bags

■Transparent metallized shielding bags

■Transparent shielding tubes

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