User's Manual Part 1

RBS 2308 and RBS 2309 User’s Guide

3.5 Electrostatic Discharge

This section provides informatio

n and instructions on Electrostatic Discharge

(ESD) product safety. ESD is def

ined below.

ESD

A static electric charge accum

ulates when a body rubs

against clothes, slides again

st a chair, when shoes rub

against a floor, or when ordin

ary plastics are handled,

and so on. The electrostatic c

harge can remain for a

considerable length of tim

e and is discharged when the

body comes into contact wit

h conductive material.

An ESD wrist strap must be us

ed when working with ESD sensitive c omponents,

even in equipment rooms fi

tted with ESD protective floor covering. Although

ESD floor covering reduce

s the risk of ESD, if the wrong type of shoes are

used, or if the person is a

lready charged when they enter the room, the floor

covering in itself does

not protect from this, and therefore an ESD wrist strap

must be used.

01_0250A

Figure 16 ESD wrist strap

The ESD wrist strap contains a resistor with resistance greater than 1 M in the

cable to protect the operator. The resistance value is low enough to discharge

the electrostatic voltage. The ESD wrist strap must be connected to g round.

Instructions for ESD Wrist Strap Use

1. Place the ESD wrist strap around your wrist and insert the connector at the

other end to the ground (earth) terminal on the equipment.

2. Always use the wrist strap when and where its use is required.

Note: Test the ESD wrist strap regularly.

/LZT 720 0027 Uen R8A 2006-06-27