4–6 Maintenance and Service Guide
Removaland Replacement Preliminaries
4.7 Grounding Equipment and Methods
Grounding equipment must include either a wrist strap or a foot
strap at a grounded workstation.
When seated, wear a wrist strap connected to a grounded
system. Wrist straps are flexible straps with a minimum of
one megaohm ±10% resistance in the ground cords. To
provideproper ground, wear a strap snugly against the skin at
all times. On grounded mats with banana-plug connectors,
connect a wrist strap with alligator clips.
When standing, use foot straps and a grounded floor mat.
Foot straps (heel, toe, or boot straps) can be used at standing
workstations and are compatible with most types of shoes or
boots.On conductive floors or dissipative floor mats, use foot
straps on both feet with a minimum of one-megaohm
resistance between the operator and ground. Tobe effective,
the conductivestrips must be worn in contact with the skin.
Other grounding equipment recommended for use in preventing
electrostatic damage includes:
Antistatic tape
Antistatic smocks, aprons, and sleeveprotectors
Conductivebins and other assembly or soldering aids
Non-conductivefoam
Conductivetabletop workstations with ground cords of
one-megaohmresistance
Static-dissipativetable or floor mats with hard tie to ground
Field service kits
Static awarenesslabels
Material-handling packages