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TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS
460L Instruction Manual A Primer on Electro-Static Discharge
05228 Rev B 75
DCN 5164 PRINTED DOCUMENTS ARE UNCONTROLLED
5. Seal the container. If using a bag, fold the end over and fastening it with anti-ESD tape.
Folding the open end over isolates the component(s) inside from the effects of static
fields.
Leaving the bag open or simply stapling it shut without folding it closed prevents the
bag from forming a complete protective envelope around the device.
6. Once you have arrived at your destination, allow any surface charges that may have built
up on the bag or bin during travel to dissipate:
7. Connect your wrist strap to ground.
If you are at the instrument rack, hold the bag in one hand while your wrist strap is
connected to a ground point.
If you are at a anti-ESD workbench, lay the container down on the conductive work
surface.
In either case wait several seconds.
8. Open the container.
12.4.2.4. Opening Shipments from Teledyne Instruments’ Customer
Service.
Packing materials such as bubble pack and Styrofoam pellets are extremely efficient generators of
static electric charges. To prevent damage from ESD, Teledyne Instruments ships all electronic
components and assemblies in properly sealed ant-ESD containers.
Static charges will build up on the outer surface of the anti-ESD container during shipping as the
packing materials vibrate and rub against each other. To prevent these static charges from
damaging the components or assemblies being shipped make sure that you:
1. Always unpack shipments from Teledyne Instruments Customer Service by.
2. Open the outer shipping box away from the anti-ESD work area.
3. Carry the still sealed ant-ESD bag, tube or bin to the anti-ESD work area.
4. Follow steps 6 and 7 of Section 12.4.2.3 above when opening the anti-ESD container at the
work stati
on.
5. Reserve the anti-ESD container or bag to use when packing electronic components or
assemblies to be returned to Teledyne Instruments.