[sdiy] Static Damage to ICs

[Oren B. Leavitt]

Try that while holding a small neon bulb, like an NE-2, very near the tape.
You probably won't need a dark room for this one!

Oren

Glen wrote:

> At 05:38 PM 3/13/02 , >>>marjan<<< wrote:
> >
> >8-O
> >
> >If I've read this somewhere else I wouldn't belive it.
> >What's the deal here? Is it the charachteristic of the tape
> >or is it charged during unrolling the tape?
>
> Go into a *completely* dark room, such as a photographic darkroom. Unroll some
> adhesive tape, and watch the actual spot on the roll where the tape is letting
> loose of the layer beneath it. If your eyes are properly adapted to the total
> darkness of the room, you will actually see some "arcing" taking place.
> Different types of adhesive tapes will provide different amounts of visible
> activity.
>
> It makes me wonder about the safety of all those anti-static bags that I've
> seen, sealed with adhesive tape.  :)
>
> Later,
> Glen

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