On 04/05/2014 05:22 PM, cjac...@gmail.com wrote:
I usually work on a very good antistatic which is silicone rubber as
well so hot solder won't affect it, but I do not wear a strap. I just
put my hands, the boards, etc. on the mat when I work.
It is possible to be static-safe without a mat or strap, but you have to
be VERY careful about touching things in the right order. One mistake
is all it takes.
So I recommend that everyone use an anti-static mat and wrist strap when
working on electronic circuitry. However, it has to be a good-quality
mat. Some inexpensive so-called "anti-static" mats in fact do not work
correctly. I posted about this several years ago. See:
http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft%40mailman.qth.net/msg94407.html
In that posting I give details of some testing I did and recommendations
for how to choose a suitable mat.
Alan N1AL
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