Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Precautions - Xerox Phaser 6360 Service Manual

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions

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Some semiconductor components, and the respective sub-assemblies that
contain them, are vulnerable to damage by Electrostatic discharge (ESD).
These components include Integrated Circuits (ICs), Large-Scale Integrated
circuits (LSIs), field-effect transistors and other semiconductor chip
components. The following techniques will reduce the occurrence of
component damage caused by static electricity.
Be sure the power is off to the chassis or circuit board, and observe all other
safety precautions.
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Immediately before handling any semiconductor components assemblies,
drain the electrostatic charge from your body. This can be accomplished
by touching an earth ground source or by wearing a wrist strap device
connected to an earth ground source. Wearing a wrist strap will also
prevent accumulation of additional bodily static charges. Be sure to
remove the wrist strap before applying power to the unit under test to
avoid potential shock.
■ After removing a static sensitive assembly from its anti-static bag, place it
on a grounded conductive surface. If the anti-static bag is conductive, you
may ground the bag and use it as a conductive surface.
■ Do not use freon-propelled chemicals. These can generate electrical
charges sufficient to damage some devices.
■ Do not remove a replacement component or electrical sub-assembly from
its protective package until you are ready to install it.
■ Immediately before removing the protective material from the leads of a
replacement device, touch the protective material to the chassis or circuit
assembly into which the device will be installed.
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Minimize body motions when handling unpacked replacement devices.
Motion such as your clothes brushing together, or lifting a foot from a
carpeted floor can generate enough static electricity to damage an
electro-statically sensitive device
■ Handle IC's and EPROM's carefully to avoid bending pins.
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Pay attention to the direction of parts when mounting or inserting them on
Printed Circuit Boards (PCB's).
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