Could not have been stated better!
Rick Howieson
GTC

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Matthew Lamkin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Friday, November 05, 1999 5:26 AM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       Re: [TN] Wrist wraps for seated operators
>
>Er, yes....
>
>Without looking into it further, I'd be a bit wary of using just
>conductive chairs, as I'm sure that the operators
>would be unwilling to wear conductive trousers/skirts/panties etc to
>make good continuity etc.
>
>Shoes/feet are not always in contact with the ground when sitting down
>(& are the socks conductive?)
>Hands are not always in contact with the floor either.
>So the only true way of removing any static charges from the operator
>would be to have a direct link to a ground point.
>Wrist straps. Tested every morning (and recorded).
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:  d. terstegge [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent:  Friday, November 05, 1999 9:28 AM
>>To:    [log in to unmask]
>>Subject:       [TN] Wrist wraps for seated operators
>>
>>Hello Technet,
>>
>>We've recently received some complaints from a customer who is not happy
>>with
>>the fact that our operators don't wear wrist wraps during seated operations
>>like handsoldering and inspection. Our factory relies on  grounding through
>>the (conductive) chairs, ESD-shoes, conductive floor and ESD-workbenches,
>>but
>>the chairs are tested only once per year, which is obviously less frequent
>>then one would test wrist wraps.
>>Is the customers concern justified, and should we introduce wrist wraps ?
>>
>>Daan Terstegge
>>Unclassified
>>
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