One of the better (and readily available) devices to painlessly dissipate
static charge is a quarter coin. I hold on the most of the surface of the
coin and touch grounded surface with exposed part of coin. That way,
discharge current gets distributed over larger skin area and I do not feel
it as a shock, as a matter of fact, do not feel it at all.
Regards
Miroslav Pokorni
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Allsebrook" <regman10@...>
To: "Craig Sawyers" <c.sawyers@...>;
<TekScopes@...>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject: RE: [TekScopes] lethality of HV
Some components like JFETS can be damaged at potentials under 100V.
MOSFET is even more sensitive, junction can take more abuse than oxide layer
at gate of transistor.
Regards
Miroslav Pokorni
