/me peruses ESD mats
...hmm, blue or grey
/me peruses ESD mats
...hmm, blue or grey
@theru I'm finding there are more. Light blue, dark blue, light gray, dark gray, black, beige, green. Probably more...
@theru Yep, I'm leaning toward the dark blue or the dark gray.
@theru Ah the different colors are different types. Hight temp, single layer (harder surface), three layer (softer surface), etc...
@theru :P
@theru Or have all the colors. (Man, you'd end up with a headache trying to find your parts on this thing!)
@ericxdu23 I've never used one. Maybe I've been lucky as well.
But, I realized while trying to repair a faulty Fluke 87-3 I had a perfectly working Fluke 83-3 apart to get some reference voltages from. I could zap that one and end up with 2 door stops.
I figure a mat can't hurt.
@ericxdu23 Yes, that is a different type of mat. In some super lab situations there is a floor mat, a work surface mat, and even shoes that conduct static away.
This is the work surface type. Top is anti-static, bottom is conductive (and tied to a ground point.) There are snaps and attachment points to ground yourself or other equipment.
This one is also heat resistant for the soldering & hot air work.
(Pic of the ground point and wrist strap.)
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