Let us start off with the mat.
Diy esd mat.
Just a normal old school mat diy style not links to a mat anyone can buy.
I just thought it would be a worthwhile thread to see if there is a source for resistive conductive type of mat that can be a diy project.
A buildup of static electricity can be caused by tribocharging or by electros.
Esd general purpose mat kits made in usa.
These mats are made of a homogenous polymer mix.
Esd working surface should never be grounded in series i e.
0 03 inches thick more or less.
They include an esd general purpose mat a wrist strap and ground cord.
With a really colourful scheme and an aesthetically pleasing design the kotto mat comes with a repair tool kit included in it as well.
Electrostatic discharge esd is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact an electrical short or dielectric breakdown.
That and keeping my feet still seems to be enough.
Static control esd clean room products ship same day.
For this esd mats are made of pvc plastic and polyurethane.
Surface resistivity is 10 9 10 10.
Also when dealing with high voltage insulation must be much thicker to be effective.
I do my diy repairs as cheap as possible so i go old school and just discharge the static electricity in my body by touching the metal frame on the device to equalize the electric potential.
However i don t do it enough to justify buying an antistatic wrist strap or esd mat.
They are low cost durable easy to cut and are reversible.
It seems counter intuitive because we think of plastic an rubber as insulators.
Static control esd clean room products static control grounding mats are in stock at digikey.
Thanks for the suggestion on everything other then a diy mat.
As mentioned this mat is anti static and esd safe all while having 4 different magnetic areas of coverage.
The esd mats are typically very thin.
If your kit includes a floor mat you should duplicate step 2 and attach the floor mat ground to the same ground point as the working surface ground.