Typical Electrostatic Voltage Levels - HP Pavilion dv1600 Maintenance And Service Manual

Table 4-1 shows how humidity affects the electrostatic voltage
levels generated by different activities.
Event
Walking across carpet
Walking across vinyl floor
Motions of bench worker
Removing DIPS from plastic tube
Removing DIPS from vinyl tray
Removing DIPS from Styrofoam
Removing bubble pack from PCB
Packing PCBs in foam-lined box
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A product can be degraded by as little as 700 V.
Table 4-2 lists the shielding protection provided by antistatic
bags and floor mats.
Material
Antistatic plastic
Carbon-loaded plastic
Metallized laminate
Maintenance and Service Guide

Typical Electrostatic Voltage Levels

Static-Shielding Materials
Use
Bags
Floor mats
Floor mats
Removal and Replacement Preliminaries
Table 4-1
10%
35,000 V
12,000 V
6,000 V
2,000 V
11,500 V
14,500 V
26,500 V
21,000 V
Table 4-2
Voltage Protection Level
1,500 V
7,500 V
5,000 V
Relative Humidity
40%
15,000 V
5,000 V
800 V
700 V
4,000 V
5,000 V
20,000 V
11,000 V
55%
7,500 V
3,000 V
400 V
400 V
2,000 V
3,500 V
7,000 V
5,000 V
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