Equipment Damage Due To Electric Fields Or Electrostatic Discharge - Siemens SIMOTICS S-1FK2 Service Manual

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Equipment damage due to electric fields or electrostatic discharge

Electrostatic sensitive devices (ESD) are individual components, integrated circuits, modules or
devices that may be damaged by either electric fields or electrostatic discharge.
NOTICE
Equipment damage due to electric fields or electrostatic discharge
Electric fields or electrostatic discharge can cause malfunctions through damaged individual
components, integrated circuits, modules or devices.
• Only pack, store, transport and send electronic components, modules or devices in their
• Only touch components, modules and devices when you are grounded by one of the
• Only place electronic components, modules or devices on conductive surfaces (table with
Encoder replacement for SIMOTICS S-1FK2 and S-1FT2
Service Manual, 07/2022, A5E52211160B AA
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original packaging or in other suitable materials, e.g conductive foam rubber of aluminum
foil.
following methods:
– Wearing an ESD wrist strap
– Wearing ESD shoes or ESD grounding straps in ESD areas with conductive flooring
ESD surface, conductive ESD foam, ESD packaging, ESD transport container).
General safety instructions
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