These are the ESD-related items that i used few weeks ago while building my new K3: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004N96WQ0/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ENYYGU/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AMCG21C/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Seems to have worked since i'm using the K3 and all the tests went fine... Hope this helps. Slava, W2RMS On Apr 6, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Gary W. Hvizdak <gary.hviz...@cfl.rr.com> wrote: > On Sat Apr 5 21:54:01 EDT 2014 Alan Bloom (N1AL) wrote: > > ... 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 addition to being a good quality mat, it also needs to be kept clean, > which mainly means being free of the naturally occurring oils in your skin. > In a pinch this can be done with mild soap and water, but ideally one should > use a solution that's specifically formulated to both clean the mat and > restore its surface conductivity. > > I recommend Techspray Zero Charge Mat & Table Top Cleaner be used at least > every three weeks, more frequently if the mat's surface reflectivity seems > uneven, which is a sure sign of contamination. FYI, the reason for using > this product at least every three weeks is that the surface naturally tends > to dry out over time. > > 73, > Gary Kilo India Four Golf Golf X-ray > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com