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8. Always connect the test receiver ground lead to the receiver chassis ground before
connecting the test receiver positive lead.
Always remove the test receiver ground lead last.
9. Use with this receiver only the test fixtures specified in this service manual.
CAUTION: Do not connect the test fixture ground strap to any heat sink in this receiver.
Electrostatically Sensitive (ES) Devices
Some semiconductor (solid state) devices can be damaged easily by static electricity. Such
components are usually called Electrostatically Sensitive (ES) Devices. Examples of typical
ES devices are integrated circuits and some field effect transistors and semiconductor "chip"
components. The following techniques should be used to help reduce the incidence of
component damage caused by static electricity.
1. Immediately before handling any semiconductor component or semiconductor- equipped
assembly, drain off any electrostatic charge on your body by touching a known earth
ground. Alternatively, obtain and wear a commercially available discharging wrist strap
device, which should be removed to prevent potential shock prior to applying power to
the unit under test.
2. After removing an electrical assembly equipped with ES devices, place the assembly on a
conductive surface such as aluminum foil, to prevent electrostatic charge buildup or
exposure of the assembly.
3. Use only a grounded-tip soldering iron to solder or unsolder ES devices.
4. Use only an anti-static type folder removal device. Some solder removal devices not
classified as "anti-static" can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage ES devices.
5. Do not use freon-propelled chemicals. These can generate electrical charges sufficient to
damage ES devices.
6. Do not remove a replacement ES device from its protective package until immediately
before you are ready to install it. (Most replacement ES devices are packaged with leads
electrically shorted together by conductive foam, aluminum foil or comparable
conductive material).
7. Immediately before removing the protective material from the leads of a replacement ES
device, touch the protective material to the chassis or circuit assembly into which the
device will be installed.
CAUTION: Be sure no power is applied to the chassis or circuit, and observe all other
safety precautions.
8. Minimize bodily motions when handling unpackaged replacement ES devices.
(Otherwise even some normally harmless motions such as mutual brushing of your
clothes' fabric or lifting of your foot from a carpeted floor might generate static electricity
sufficient to damage an ES device.)
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