HP Z440, Z640, and Z840 Workstation Series - Maintenance and Service Guide

Avoid contact with pins, leads, or circuitry.
Place reusable electrostatic-sensitive parts from assemblies in protective packaging or
nonconductive foam.
Personal grounding
methods and
equipment
Use the following items to help prevent ESD damage:
Wrist straps — These are exible straps with a maximum of one megohm ± 10% resistance in the
ground cords. To provide a proper ground, wear the strap against bare skin. The ground cord must
be connected and t snugly into the banana plug connector on the grounding mat or computer.
Heel straps, toe straps, and boot straps — These can be used at standing computers and are
compatible with most types of shoes or boots. On conductive oors or dissipative oor mats, use
them on both feet with a maximum of one megohm ± 10% resistance between the operator and
ground.
Static shielding
materials
Static shielding materials provide the following levels of protection.
Method
Antistatic plastic
Carbon-loaded plastic
Metalized laminate
Voltage
1,500V
7,500V
15,000V
Grounding the work
area to prevent static
damage
Cover the work surface with approved
static-dissipative material. Use a wrist strap
connected to the work surface, and properly
grounded tools and equipment.
Use static-dissipative mats, foot straps, or
air ionizers to give added protection.
Handle electrostatic-sensitive components,
parts, and assemblies by the case or PCB
laminate. Handle them only in static-free
work areas.
Disconnect power and input signals before
inserting and removing connectors or test
equipment.
Use xtures made of static-safe materials
when xtures must directly contact dissipative
surfaces.
Keep work area free of nonconductive
materials, such as plastic assembly aids and
Styrofoam.
Use eld service tools (such as cutters,
screwdrivers, and vacuums) that are
conductive.
Recommended ESD
prevention materials
and equipment
Antistatic tape
Antistatic smocks, aprons, and sleeve
protectors
Conductive bins and other assembly or
soldering aids
Conductive foam
Conductive tabletop computers with a
ground cord of one megohm ± 10%
resistance
Static-dissipative table or oor mats with a
hard-tie to ground
Field service kits
Static awareness labels
Wrist straps and footwear straps providing one
megohm ± 10% resistance
Material-handling packages
Conductive plastic bags
Conductive plastic tubes
Conductive tote boxes
Opaque shielding bags
Transparent metallized shielding bags
Transparent shielding tubes
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