Sounds fishy...  Walking on a non-ESD floor (vinyl?) will probably generate
static electricity, which would be conducted from the "pusher" to the cart
to the static sensitive hardware.  I would think that you still would need
to shield the hardware (ESD totes or bags) to prevent damage.  The old
faraday cage theory.

Jim Marsico
Senior Engineer
Production Engineering
EDO Electronics Systems Group
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Jason Wilson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Thursday, October 02, 2003 7:44 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        [TN] Bliss carts with non-ESD flooring

        Hello Fellow Technetters,

        We are thinking of trying Bliss Industries carts for handling
circuit cards
        in WIP.  However, we do not have ESD flooring.  According to the
reps they
        can be used safely without ESD flooring, and without any cart
sheilding.

        Does anyone out there use Bliss carts without an ESD floor?  Can you
let me
        know your experience with doing this?

        Thanks in advance for all help provided,
        Jason Wilson

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