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1. Protect Your Assets From ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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2. What is ESD?
Electrostatic
discharge, or ESD, is
a flow of electricity
between two
electrically charged
objects when they
make contact.
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3. If you’ve been
shocked by someone
after walking across a
carpeted floor, or
after going down a
slide, you have
experienced ESD.
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4. If you’ve been shocked
when you touched
your car door handle
on a dry winter day,
you have experienced
electrostatic discharge.
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5. These two types of ESD occurrences may seem to
be minor, but when it occurs during contact with
an electrostatic discharge-sensitive (ESDS)
device, a minor shock to you will be like a
lightning strike to a circuit board.
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6. You can see the
destruction a
lightning strike can
cause when you see a
tree that has
experienced it – a
blackened, broken
tree that is likely dead
from the experience.
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7. In the picture below you can also see
the destruction of ESD, a blackened
break in a circuit.
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8. ESD damage to a circuit board in an aircraft’s avionic devices,
radar systems, and communication equipment can not only
mean lost revenue for the repair source, but also will create
delays while replacement parts are ordered, likely keeping
aircraft grounded and unable to perform its mission.
When repairing customer assets, it is
important to avoid causing more
damage to the device than it already has.
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9. In order to prevent
accidental electrostatic
discharge in a repair
environment, a company
should have an ESD
Control Program.
To get
you started...
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10. 4 Ways to Protect
Your Assets from
ESD Electrostatic
Discharge
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11. 1. Proper Storage
When customer assets are awaiting repair, they should be stored
appropriately. Designate and clearly label these areas. ESD items should be
stored in properly labeled and closed static-shielding materials. Units that
have enclosed electronics should have conductive connector caps installed.
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12. 2. esd protective mats
Each repair work station
should have an ESD
protective table mat
made of static-dissipative
material connected to a
certified hard ground.
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13. 3. wrist straps
A wrist or ankle strap
should be worn by any
technician who will be
touching exposed circuit
boards.
Individuals should test these straps at authorized
strap test stations daily. Make sure you get a good
connection between strap and skin, even using
moisturizer to eliminate dry skin.
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14. 4. Training
Require annual training to ensure all employees
know and follow the procedures set by your ESD
control program to avoid electrostatic discharge
during handling of customer assets.
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15. To avoid unnecessary repair costs and delays, your
company should have an ESD control program in place.
Ensure all employees are informed on what procedures
to follow and hold required training sessions to refresh
everyone on a regular basis. Test your protective
equipment frequently to ensure they are working
properly before beginning any maintenance processes.
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16. Read full article on Duotech website
“Protect Your Assets From ESD Electrostatic Discharge”
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