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AL5010 Product Line Manuals
Electrical Grounding Requirements
Before applying power to any device, ALL components MUST be electrically
grounded. Follow these precautions:
 Ensure all AC power outlets have a properly grounded receptacle.
 ALL components MUST be properly cabled and grounded with three-
conductor AC power cords.
 Use the correct power cord for your country.
 Reference specific grounding instructions for each component.
 Do not use a two-prong adapter.
 Do not cut/remove the round grounding prong from any plug.
 Do not use an extension cord to defeat any ground.
Electrostatic Discharge
ESD CAUTION: Measures must be taken to prevent Electrostatic
Discharge (ESD) at all times when handling any product, equipment, unit or
part (e.g. use a grounded ESD wrist strap). It should be noted that circuit
boards are at greatest risk to damage from ESD. Please follow standard
ESD precautions!
Electrostatic discharge (ESD), the transfer of static electricity from one object
to another, is an often-unnoticeable hazard to electronic components.
Boards and other devices with integrated circuits are particularly sensitive to
ESD damage. Product failures may not occur until days or weeks after the
component was damaged.
Static damage to units can take the form of upset failures or catastrophic
failures (direct and latent).
An upset failure occurs when an electrostatic discharge is not significant
enough to cause total failure, but may result in intermittent gate leakage,
causing loss of software or incorrect storage of information.
Direct catastrophic failures occur when a unit is damaged to the point where
it is permanently damaged.
Basic Rules for ESD Control
Below are some keys to effectively control unnecessary ESD damage when
working with ESD-sensitive devices:
 Define an ESD protective area and work on the ESD-sensitive devices in
this area only.
 Define static sensitivity of devices to be handled in ESD protective area.
 Establish suitable static control program that limits static generation to
less than the damage threshold of the most sensitive device and
provides a safe, defined path for static charge dissipation.
 Prevent contamination of the protective area by unnecessary non-static
controlled materials.
 Audit the ESD protective area regularly to ensure that static control is
maintained. Document the findings for future reference.
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