Esd-Sensitive Components - Siemens SINAMICS DCM Operating Instructions Manual

Safety instructions

1.2 ESD-sensitive components

1.2 ESD-sensitive components
Electrostatic sensitive devices (ESD) are individual components, integrated circuits, modules
or devices that may be damaged by either electric fields or electrostatic discharge.
NOTICE
Damage caused by 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
The necessary ESD protection measures are elucidated once again in the following
illustration:
Seated
a
b
c
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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
with ESD surface, conductive ESD foam, ESD packaging, ESD transport container).
Conductive floor
ESD Table
ESD footwear
Standing
d
e
f
Seated/standing
ESD overall
ESD wrist strap
Cubicle ground connection
SINAMICS DCM Control Module
Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E34888669A