Sam,
I lack proof, but I believe that the only thing that bare foot technique
provides is one cold foot.
Spray your clothing and the immediate area with Static Guard will
provide greater protection than the anti-static mat and wrist strap alone.
73,
Don W3FPR
Sam Scripter wrote:
Re:
It's (at least was when I was still working) common to use heel straps as part
of ESD protection in industry. These were of similar material to wrist straps
and contacted the sweat layer inside the shoe on one end and the floor on the
other. The floor had to be treated with an ESD safe
It's (at least was when I was still working) common to use heel straps as
part of ESD protection in industry.
Last time I saw heel straps in use was in the late 80s at a site that
builds solid fuel rocket motors for military and aerospace uses. They
also had testing equipment to check that
I work for a PCB assembly contract manufacturer, and we use foot straps to
dissipate static charge. Of course, as mentioned previously, the floor must
be treated to make it conductive.
Art WB8ENE
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It's (at least was when I was still working) common to use heel straps as
part of ESD protection in industry.
Last time I
Actually - About a year ago, I saw both ankle wrist straps in use at a
microwave manufacturing company, in both the production service areas.
When I asked about the ankle straps use I was informed that the proper use
of both straps was a condition of continued employment as well as the daily
Foot straps are pretty common , but are useless unless you have
conductive floors (always get in arguments with QA as my lab has non
conductive floors, and they want to get rid of all the chairs without
draggers).
Matt
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Folks - Lets end this thread (and the associated anti-static mat
threads). Looks like it has been beaten into submission, and the number
of posts on the subject are above the list pain threshold ;-)
73, Eric WA6HHQ
List Moderator.
On 3/29/2010 8:53 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
The heel
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bare Foot
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RE: Bare Foot
Thank you to all of you who took time to keyboard
thoughtful, informative, reasoned, and experiential
replies to my questions about building gear with
one foot bare to the floor.
I did build my K2 on top of an anti-static mat, tied
to the attachment screw of a wall receptacle
Re: Effectiveness of going Bare Foot?
I'm writing in search of technical opinions. Am I in the right place? ; )
I am _not_ writing about running a rig barefoot, without an amplifier.
I am writing about building my K2 and add-on kits _with one foot bare_ --
bare foot skin in direct contact
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