I have the understanding that pink poly, while being a non-generating 
material, does not or is not as good at protecting devices from static 
discharges as conductive black or metalized film. Am I mistaken or is this not a 
concern in this application?

Blair

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:04:05 -0700, Gregg Owens 
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Dear TechNet:
>
>There has been discussion on the use of "pink poly" for ESD prevention on 
flight hardware. An expressed concern has been the chemicals added to the 
surface of pink poly can potentially contaminate our products with the residue 
pink poly leaves behind. I have posted a picture of one of our boxes which 
have both the pink poly and black ESD style of cap plugs. What are any of 
your experiences with contamination associated with using pink poly? As 
always, thanks,
>
>Gregg Owens
>Technical Writer - Avionics
>Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
>1 Rocket Road | Hawthorne | CA | 90250
>310-363-6533 | [log in to unmask]

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