Some of the anti-static bags that Elecraft use are the pink ones. Those are non-conducting and get their anti-static properties by not generating static, rather than dissipating it. They would be useless as an anti-static mat.
kf4by wrote: > > For a grounding mat I simply used the anti-static bag the RF board + was packaged in. I clipped my wrist strap to it until the radio grew to be a + chassis. At that time I clipped the wrist strap to the chassis but kept + the "mat" in place. All sub-assembly components were unwrapped on the + "mat". Hence everything was the same potential. -- David Woolley "we do not overly restrict the subject matter on the list, and we encourage postings on a wide range of amateur radio related topics" List Guidelines <http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_list_guidelines.htm> ______________________________________________________________ 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