Re: Poor Mans ESD Safe Work Surface
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Are those cheap blue silicone soldering mats that are advertised as ESD protection really effective at protecting from ESD or are they just heat resistant??
73 Don ve3ids?
On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 05:17 AM, spaine wrote:
A good ESD work surface is conductive
The correct word here would be "dissipative" - something that quickly dissipates static charge, but has a very high resistance to normal electrical currents.??
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As Allison said, inexpensive ESD mats are safer, and they are easy to get and use.? And even the $20 ones on Amazon, complete with wrist strap, will last a very long time.? I encourage all assemblers of qrp-labs kits to get one and use it.
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Stan KC7XE?
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