Timeline for Wood workbench as ESD protection?
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| Oct 12, 2016 at 18:53 | comment | added | sh1 | I used to be able to get a 7mm-10mm arc by standing up from my chair and gradually lowering a paperclip to the metal frame of my desk. Repeatably, every single time. I would routinely tap a metal utensil on my desk to ground myself before I got to the door handle until a colleague pointed out that I could just touch the wooden door frame, without the utensil, to ground myself gently (and quietly). Wood (dried and polished) definitely dissipates at least some charge. If it's truly inadequate I would love to see the reason explained. | |
| Mar 10, 2015 at 12:20 | answer | added | user16222 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 10, 2015 at 9:15 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackElectronix/status/575223467404062722 | ||
| Mar 10, 2015 at 2:02 | answer | added | tcrosley | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 10, 2015 at 1:07 | answer | added | noname Dsa | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 13, 2013 at 4:35 | vote | accept | Emmanuel Istace | ||
| Dec 11, 2013 at 14:20 | answer | added | Rob | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 11, 2013 at 7:09 | answer | added | Kris Bahnsen | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 11, 2013 at 6:12 | answer | added | Russell McMahon♦ | timeline score: 7 | |
| Dec 11, 2013 at 6:06 | comment | added | markt | Wood may not build much of a static charge (afaik - pretty sure not though, particularly if it's got some moisture in it) but it's not conductive either. A conductive bench acts to draw off any static charge on anything placed on it, making them safer for ESD work. Consider a steel or aluminium bench... or just cover your wooden bench in aluminium foil... and don't forget to earth it. | |
| Dec 11, 2013 at 5:16 | comment | added | Nick Alexeev | Consider anti-static mats like this one. | |
| Dec 11, 2013 at 5:11 | history | asked | Emmanuel Istace | CC BY-SA 3.0 |