Hi Edward. You wrote:
> several years ago, there was a small, hand-held esd device advertised in > some of the major tech trade magazines. it was self contained, about the > size of a mini-maglite flashlite, that generated a positive pulse upon > clicking the trigger with a corresponding negative pulse on release. it was > available with several different discharge networks & voltage capabilities > and also had a loop probe attachment to give a non-contact h-field effect > for testing areas for suceptibility. i saw these people exhibit at a trade > show somewhere in california in the early '90s. i believe they were located > in canada and that either the device or the company name was something like > Pico-Q. > > i can't locate ANYTHING on either the firm or the product. does anyone else > remember what i'm talking about or have any info at all on this? any help > would be appreciated. (it's possilble that they are no longer around. if you > know this to be truwe, please let me know.) > This gadget is still available, the UK distributor is: Laplace Instruments Ltd. Phone +44 1692 500777 Fax +44 1692 406177 The main man is David Mawdesly, I'm sure he'll help you out. Regards. Chris Dupres EMC Specialist. VG Microtech. [email protected] tel +44 (0) 1825 761077 fax +44 (0) 1825 768343 'Opinions expressed are personal, not necessarily Corporate'
