Hawk 4 Family Installation Guide, Rev. B 5
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Static electrical charges can accumulate
quickly on personnel, clothing and synthetic
materials. The electrostatic fields due to
these charges when brought in close prox-
imity to susceptible circuit assemblies and
components, can result in degraded reliabil-
ity or immediate failure of the affected com-
ponent or assembly.
To insure optimum reliable equipment op-
eration, it is required that technical support
personnel discharge themselves by wearing
a grounding strap around the wrist and be
connected to a grounding terminal while
working in the vicinity of, and while handling
EOS/ESD susceptible assemblies/parts. If
unavailable, ground yourself frequently by
touching the metal chassis of the system
before handling any components (this helps
only if the system is connected to a ground).
Avoid static-inducing carpeted areas. This
procedure is especially important when han-
dling printed circuit boards (PCB's).
