Before Maintenance
Preventing ESDCAUTION
Static discharge can damage any semiconductor component in the
AWG2005.
Precautions
When performing service which requires internal access to the AWG2005, follow these precautions to avoid damaging internal modules and their components due to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
1.Minimize handling of static5sensitive modules.
2.Transport and store static5sensitive modules in their static5protected containers or on a metal rail. Label any package that contains static5sen5 sitive modules.
3.Discharge the static voltage from your body by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap while handling these modules. Only service static5 sensitive modules at a static5free work station.
4.Do not remove the AWG2005 cabinet unless you have met precaution number 3, above. Consider all internal modules static5sensitive.
5.Do not allow anything capable of generating or holding a static charge on the work station surface.
6.Handle circuit boards by the edges when possible.
7.Do not slide the modules over any surface.
8.Avoid handling modules in areas that have a floor or work5surface cover5 ing capable of generating a static charge.
9.Do not use high5velocity compressed air when cleaning dust from modules.
Susceptibility to ESD
Table 651 lists the relative susceptibility of various classes of semiconduc5 tors. Static voltages of 1 kV to 30 kV are common in unprotected environ5 ments.
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