Shouldn't that be "scratch your butt'? instead of "itch". I only scratch if i'm itching. seriously, I've been a QA in a manufacturing facility and they go absolutely ape over ESD. As a repairman, I've never worn a wrist strap in my life. It's real simple to discharge oneself and not kill any chips. Walter --- Damon <DAMON101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Don't worry about it, don't go spending $2000.00 > to protect a $3.00 part. > But use common sense: Wear cotton or > cotton/polyester clothes, they generate > very little static electricity compared to wool, > silk, nylon and rayon. > Don't rub your hair. Get a wood work bench, steer > clear of all steel, you'll > blow more chassis than you'll save. Get an > isolation transformer. If you can > find one get a big 20-30 amp 1 to 1 transformer > and run a service line to a > multitap grounded strip that you can attach to > the front of your workbench. > Then run normal unisolated strip to the back of > your bench for TEST > EQUIPMENT ONLY. Use orange plugs to identify > either the isolated or > unisolated ones. Use a wrist strap only, or touch > yourself to the tuner, if > you're at the same potential as the the part and > the chassis, electrons will > not flow, thus no damage. > > Don't itch your butt, don't wipe your nose, don't > play with styrofoam cups, > don't wear panties. > > Damon Brunger > damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Central Service" <centralserv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:02 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Factory security > requirements for service facilities > > > > Hi group! > > I wonder if anyone of the authorized services > of well known brands like > RCA, AIWA, SONY, JVC, PANASONIC or others, ever > received some advice on > security measures that should be used on service > facilities (not only work > place). > > > > On service manuals you can find some of them > but they are hardly ever > used (even factory service facilities themselves > don't have nor use them) > > > > I'm talking about security measures that > factory may once have said > should be used when replacing IC's, (specially > LSI like CPU, Jungles or > dedicated high speed IC's), servicing cameras, > video, TV sets etc,. Also > about spare parts handling and storage, dressing > and work place itself. > > > > Say for example: grounding requirements, > special ESD handling (not only > discharging your hands), work place material, > floor conductive painting, > storage cabinet grounding, X-ray radiation test > after TV set fix, exposed > metal leakage grounding, etc. > > > > I would appreciate your comments. Please > answer to my e-mail with this > "of the topic info". > > > > Emilio Fraga > > CentralService > > Electronics & TV service > > (598 2) 929 1131 > > Mvd. Uruguay. > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Make your TechAssist database better! > > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > ===== Walter Wood Future Tech Home Center 2786 Hwy. 43 N. Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 931-829-3337 Fax 931-829-4044 mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.