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On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:47:20 +0000, someone wrote:
> AND safely put that component down on some
>>conductive surface PROVIDED you bonded yourself to said surface by
>>touching it first with your free hand, and so on. H
REPLY:
The conductive surface must be designed to SLOWLY dissipate static. A
metal surface is NOT safe because it dissipates static instantly and
that will cause just the very damage you are trying to prevent.
The only safe work surface is a properly grounded anti-static mat.
73, Bill W6WRT
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