Aeroflex NAV 2000R Operation Manual page 2

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE GENERAL WARNINGS FOR ALL EQUIPMENT
CAUTION: THIS EQUIPMENT MAY CONTAIN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) SENSITIVE
COMPONENTS. TO PREVENT ESD SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT FROM POSSIBLE
DAMAGE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN HANDLING ANY ESD
SENSITIVE COMPONENTS, OR UNITS CONTAINING ESD SENSITIVE
COMPONENTS:
a. Maintenance or service personnel must be grounded though a conductive wrist strap, or a similar
grounding device, using a 1 MΩ series resistor for equipment protection against static discharge,
and personal protection against electrical shock.
b. All tools must be grounded (including soldering tools) that may come into contact with the
equipment. Hand contact will provide sufficient grounding for tools that are not otherwise
grounded, provided the operator is grounded through an acceptable grounding device such as a
wrist strap.
c. Maintenance or service of the unit must be done at a grounded, ESD workstation.
d. Before maintenance or service of the equipment, disconnect all power sources, signal sources,
and loads connected to the unit.
e. If maintenance or service must be performed with power applied, take precautions against
accidental disconnection of equipment components. Specifically, do not remove integrated
circuits or printed circuit boards from equipment while the equipment has power applied.
f. All ESD sensitive components are shipped in protective tubes or electrically conductive foam.
The components should be stored using the original container/package when not being used or
tested. If the original storage material is not available, use similar or equivalent protective
storage material.
g. When ESD sensitive components are removed from a unit, the components must be placed on a
conductive surface, or in an electrically conductive container.
h. When in storage or not being repaired, all printed circuits boards must be kept in electrically
conductive bags, or other electrically conductive containers.
i. Do not unnecessarily pick up, hold, or directly carry ESD sensitive devices.
Failure to comply with these precautions may cause permanent damage to ESD sensitive devices. This
damage can cause devices to fail immediately, or at a later time without apparent cause.
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