27 Apr
2001
27 Apr
'01
3:25 p.m.
This brings something to mind: I've received
system purchased systems
and boards on E-bay and from people on this list that came packaged in
ways not protected at all from static, such as wrapped in plastic bags
or plastic bubble-wrap inside a box filled with foam "peanuts" or else
just packed loose in a box with foam "peanuts."
Hopefully we can all learn to be a bit more careful and protect exposed
connectors, circuit boards, etc. from static electricity during shipping.
Got to agree there. When shipping boards, I first bag them in anti-static,
and then wrap them in bubble-wrap. Then come the peanuts or more
bubblewrap.
One of the scarriest packages I've ever recieved was some PDP-11 Q-Bus
boards a few years ago. They were wrapped in Tin Foil!!! I mentioned this
on the list at the time, and IIRC, the consensous was this was safe.
However, it's not something I'll ever do.
Out of curiousity, how safe is dry newspaper?
Zane