Static handling general information – Anritsu 373XXA User Manual
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STATIC HANDLING
GENERAL INFORMATION
1-12
373XXA MM
1.
Do not touch exposed contacts on
any static sensitive component.
2.
Do not slide static sensitive compo-
nent across any surface.
3.
Do not handle static sensitive com-
ponents in areas where the floor or
work surface covering is capable of
generating a static charge.
4.
Wear a static-discharge wristband
when working with static sensitive
components.
5.
Label all static sensitive devices.
6.
Keep component leads shorted to-
gether whenever possible.
7.
Handle PCBs only by their edges.
Do not handle by the edge connec-
tors.
8.
Lift & handle solid state devices by
their bodies – never by their leads.
9.
Transport and store PCBs and
other static sensitive devices in
static-shielded containers.
10.
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS:
•
Keep workspaces clean and free of any objects capable of holding or storing a static charge.
•
Connect soldering tools to an earth ground.
•
Use only special anti-static suction or wick-type desoldering tools.
Figure 1-2.
Static Sensitive Component Handling Procedures