[sdiy] Static Damage to ICs

[harry]

Most of the static damage comes from components that are not installed
in circuit boards (or complete systems)...

The circuit enviroment provides comprehensive protection for the chips if
it was designed properly. This might include MOVs, limiting resistors and
capacitors..
etc.

What I'd like to know is why some distributors (in my example... Newark) used an
antistatic bag... inside a conductive box... inside another conductive box....

... to ship me eight toggle switches !   Maybe that's why my shipping and handling
fee was unusually high for the order ???

There is such a thing... as taking a good thing too far...  ;^P

H^) harry

Glen wrote:

> I understand the dangers of ESD for individual components and unprotected
> circuit boards. However, one thing has always puzzled me. Most of the new
> electronic keyboards that I have seen, come wrapped in -very-high-static-cling-
> plastic bags! Aren't the internal components of the product in danger of ESD
> from the very-high-static retail packaging?
>
> Shouldn't commercial electronic products be shipped in anti-static bags, just
> like bare electronic components are?
>
> Later,
> Glen

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