Equipment Damage Due To Electric Fields Or Electrostatic Discharge; Warranty And Liability For Application Examples - Siemens SINAMICS G110M Getting Started

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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
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Warranty and liability for application examples

Application examples are not binding and do not claim to be complete regarding
configuration, equipment or any eventuality which may arise. Application examples do not
represent specific customer solutions, but are only intended to provide support for typical
tasks.
As the user you yourself are responsible for ensuring that the products described are
operated correctly. Application examples do not relieve you of your responsibility for safe
handling when using, installing, operating and maintaining the equipment.
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Getting Started, 04/2018, FW V4.7 SP10, A5E36100338B AG
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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).
Fundamental safety instructions
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