Sun Microsystems SL8500 manual Safety, Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention

Safety

The following pages describe common practices concerning electrostatic discharge, fiber optics, and library safety.

Electrostatic Discharge Damage Prevention

Before you touch any internal components in the library, including drives, you must take precautions against electrostatic discharge (ESD).

Caution – Components are sensitive to static electricity: Even a small electrostatic discharge can damage an electrical component that is inside the library. A damaged component might not fail immediately, but over time, it will become worse and might eventually cause an “intermittent” problem. Be sure that you touch an unpainted metal surface of the library before you reach inside the library or touch the drives or optional interface equipment.

Before you touch any internal components:

1.With your finger, touch an unpainted metal surface of the library. In some libraries, you can touch the library’s frame. In other libraries, you might have to touch a bolt on the wall or on the door frame.

2.Keep your body movement to a minimum as you touch the drives or the library components.

Antistatic wrist straps that have clip-on ends are commercially available.

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