When 'in the bag' is not enough.Dear Editor, When packaging a static sensitive component, many people make the mistake of thinking that using an anti-static bag will protect the component. This is not the case. An antistastic bag will not generate static, but does not protect from static. It is easy to destroy the component while it is in a Sealed antistatic bag A treated plastic bag used to store electronic products in order to reduce static electricity. The inside of the bag provides the protection. See antistatic device. . dust; walk across a carpet; on a dry day and touch the top of the bag while it is sitting on a metal work bench. Zap! The right way to protect a static sensitive component is to wrap it in aluminum foil Noun 1. aluminum foil - foil made of aluminum aluminium foil, tin foil foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" before you put it in an antistatic bag. Brooks Clarke San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA (Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : When it comes to all things electrical, Mr. Clarke, knows his stuff Thanks for the reminder about the bags, Brooke.) |
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