RE: ESD-Pink Poly Bags

1999-04-08 Thread Raymond . Li
to "Lacey,Scott" To: John Juhasz cc: emc-p...@ieee.org (bcc: Raymond Li/DixonsNotes) Subject: RE: ESD-Pink Poly Bags John, You are correct. The pink bags have been treated to be hygroscopic, so that they will retain some moisture. The pink color is a dye used to identify the t

RE: ESD-Pink Poly Bags

1999-04-07 Thread Lacey,Scott
protection. Scott > -Original Message- > From: John Juhasz [SMTP:jjuh...@fiberoptions.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 11:39 AM > To: 'emc-p...@ieee.org' > Subject: ESD-Pink Poly Bags > > I am having a running debate with regards to the ESD protection p

ESD-Pink Poly Bags

1999-04-06 Thread Tony J. O'Hara
You are quite right! It is particulary important to realize that an actual Electro-Static discharge is not necessary to cause damage to circuits inside a pink poly bag. For example, if a person is highly charged from static but only goes near the bag and there is no actual "zap" - even the Electro

RE: ESD-Pink Poly Bags

1999-04-06 Thread Brumbaugh, David
om: John Juhasz[SMTP:jjuh...@fiberoptions.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 8:38 AM > To: 'emc-p...@ieee.org' > Subject: ESD-Pink Poly Bags > > I am having a running debate with regards to the ESD protection properties > of those 'pink poly ba

ESD-Pink Poly Bags

1999-04-06 Thread John Juhasz
I am having a running debate with regards to the ESD protection properties of those 'pink poly bags' for packaging electronic products. It is my understanding that these 'pink poly bags' DO NOT protect the printed circuits FROM ESD, but merely prevent the generation of static. If the requirement i