Hi Charles,
As long as you are 12 inches or more away from the work area/surface, you
are o.k.  And it is my understanding that wood does not generate static, so
it would not be an ESD concern.  You should do some investigating yourself
though to verify this.  I'm sure you have some kind of meter(s) available to
you that will confirm this.  My experience with this type situation
concerned pure wood, not pegboard, so the results may be different for you.
But, just depending on what the filler material is made of, I really think
you should be able to use it.

Wendy Reeves,
PEI Electronics, Inc.
IRCA Certificated QMS Auditor
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 8:17 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Pegboard and ESD
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>
> We recently mounted pegboard at our workstations to hold our
> hand tools. It is
> hung from a wire shelf about 10-12 inches above the work
> surface by nylon cable
> ties. We did this as part of a Lean manufacturing exercise.
> Now I have been told
> that this is an ESD violation because the wood fiber pegboard
> is not grounded.
> Could you guys and ladies out there give me your opinions?
> What kind of risk do
> you see with this?
> Thanks in advance,
> Charles Caswell
> Process Lead, PCB
> Frontier Electronic Systems
>
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