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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions
Electrostatic charges can damage the integrated circuits on printed circuit boards.
TO prevent
such
damage
from
ckxming,
&bserve the following precautions when
unpacking and installing the board.
Stand on a static–free mat.
Wear a static strap to ensure that any accumulated electrostatic charge dis-
charges from your body to ground.
Connect all equipment together, including the static–free mat, static straps,
routing nodes, and peripheral units.
. Keep uninstalled printed circuit boards in their protective antistatic bags.
Once you have removed the printed circuit boards from their protective an-
tistatic bags, handle them by their edges.
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