Technical data

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General Information
Electrostatic Discharge Information
Electrostatic Discharge Information
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy electronic components. All work on elec-
tronic assemblies should be performed at a static-safe work station. The following figure shows
an example of a static-safe work station using two types of ESD protection:
Conductive table-mat and wrist-strap combination.
Conductive floor-mat and heel-strap combination.
Both types, when used together, provide a significant level of ESD protection. Of the two, only
the table-mat and wrist-strap combination provides adequate ESD protection when used alone.
To ensure user safety, the static-safe accessories must provide at least 1 M of isolation from
ground. Refer to Table 1-4 for information on ordering static-safe accessories.