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Handling Precautions
Service Manual for Accutherm Ultra Printer A-v
Precautionary Practices
• Minimize handling of components.
• Keep parts in static-dissipative packaging until ready for use.
• Use ESD-protective containers for handling and transporting small
components.
• Handle IC’s by the body, not the leads.
• Do not slide static sensitive devices over any surface.
• Eliminate static generators from your work area, for example plastic, vinyl,
styrofoam, etc.
• Use a static-free workstation whenever handling parts in the office, in the
field or anywhere.
Recommended Handling - Example
A typical scenario for a technician at a bench to properly retrieve parts from a
stock area is as follows:
• You, the technician, are seated at a bench, connected to electrical ground
via a wrist strap.
• The bench surface has a clean, grounded, static-dissipative bench mat
connected to earth ground. All tools are conductive.
• When rising from the bench to retrieve a PCB (for example), disconnect
the wrist strap.
• Proceed to the storage location and back to the bench, keeping the board in
the existing, closed static-dissipative packaging.
• Re-attach the wrist strap, remove the board from the bag, and install it in
the terminal, which is sitting on the static-dissipative mat.
NOTE!
After leaving and returning to the static-dissipative area, always
reconnect to a static wrist strap connected to electrical ground before
touching any static sensitive parts.