Easy Steve, palm fronds maybe huge ESD generators. I think ideally you want
to use Ostrich feather plumes. A good job for an intern, he could fan the
Emperor with one hand and hold a silver platter with a can of Mt Dew in the
other!
Lloyd Duso
Diamond-MT
Plant Manager
(814) 535-3505
www.Diamond-mt.com
On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Steve Gregory <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Doug,
>
> So what does he say about the typical HVAC air conditioning units? They may
> push the air with metal squirrel cages or metal fans (or they could be
> plastic fans), but I'm sure nowadays much of the ducting is plastic or some
> sort of plastic composite. Maybe he would be happy with someone standing
> there fanning people with a palm frond... :^)
>
> Steve
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Douglas Pauls <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Good morning all,
> >
> > We had an outside audit "observation" that I would like some outside
> > opinions on. In your facilities, are simple air circulation fans,
> usually
> > plastic blades and a plastic housing (think inexpensive Walmart) targeted
> > as an ESD generator? I have never heard of such and my view is that if
> our
> > humidity stays above the 30% minimum found in most ESD standards, then we
> > should not have charge generation.
> >
> > So, are cheapy plastic fans an ESD hazard?
> >
> > Doug Pauls
> > Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> > Rockwell Collins
> >
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