Siemens PC 670 manual Ensuring a good ground connection, Avoid direct contact

ESD Guidelines Release 04/02

B.3 Basic Safety Measures against Discharge of Static Electricity

Ensuring a good ground connection

When handling electrostatic sensitive devices, ensure that your person, the workplace and packaging are grounded. In this manner you avoid static charge.

Avoid direct contact

As a general principle, only touch electrostatic sensitive devices when this is unavoidable (e.g. during maintenance work). To prevent discharge energy from reaching and damaging sensitive components, hold the components in such a way that you do not touch the pins or the printed conductors.

If you have to perform measurements on an assembly, discharge your body by touching a grounded metallic object before carrying out the work. Use only grounded measuring instruments.

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