Chaz, I think it depends on your product and how your customers will be using your equipment (due-diligence). To answer your question, YES, we do test internally.
You know me; I enjoy everything in excess. I have never been one that has been satisfied testing only to the limit. If you test only one product to pass the requirements, where is your confidence? You either need to test more than one sample or test to a higher standard, only then can you have a level of confidence that your product truly passes the "minimum requirements." I have already spoken with your partner in crime (Monrad) and am considering a joint effort to analyze the statistics of ESD and what a product can really expect to see in a lifetime. To this end, I would like to ask the group a question. I have heard that IBM (and possibly others) has done studies on this exact subject. Does anyone have knowledge of were this information can be found? ____________________________________________ Kevin J. Hight -- Regulatory Compliance Engineer Exabyte Corporation 1777 Exposition Drive, Building #7 Boulder, Colorado 80301 Phone: 303-417-5534; Fax: 303-417-5710 Pager: 303-855-7029; Email: kev...@exabyte.com -----Original Message----- From: Grasso, Charles (Chaz) [mailto:gra...@louisville.stortek.com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 10:35 AM To: 'EMC Group' Subject: Question on internal ESD testing Hello, Does anyone in this august group apply ESD discharges INTERNAL to a product as required by EN55024. I consider this just a tad egregious - don't you? Thank you Charles Grasso Advisory Engineer StorageTek 2270Sth 88th Street Louisville CO 80027 M/S 4247. Tel:303-673-2908 Fax:303-661-7115 email:gra...@louisville.stortek.com Web Site: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r5/denver/rockymountainemc/ --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
