[Noisebridge-discuss] Buying ESD mats?

[Daniel Pitts]

That's kind of a question with a tautological answer.  It is a man-made 
object, so of course we could make it.

The better question is would it be cost effective or provide other 
benefits to create.  Part of that would be to consider what equipment 
and supplies are needed to produce the mats.

I don't actually know much about them, but what I do know is that they 
are partially conductive ("dissipative" is the term used). I'm actually 
surprised they aren't covering more surfaces at the space. I was there 
last night for CHM, and people were soldering ESD sensitive devices on a 
wood table.  Unless that table has properties I'm not aware of, it could 
be the cause of damage to certain components.

OTOH, I used to repair my old computers on an old carpet before I knew 
any better, and never fried anything ;-)

On 1/28/14 9:08 AM, immonad wrote:
> Are these somethings we could make?
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Daniel Pitts
> Date:01/27/2014 4:06 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Buying ESD mats?
>
> Those look good, I think the price difference is in dimensions, and
> shipping (since I get free shipping with Amazon Prime). Might be good
> enough, depending on your work space and needs.  If you include
> shipping, I paid a similar amount ($58 for mine, $50 for the same size
> one you listed), but I get it delivered in 2 days, not 1-2 weeks ;-).
>
> On 1/27/14 3:12 PM, Johny Radio wrote:
> > I just found some like the one you got, but much better prices. maybe
> > they're not as good tho!
> > added to same link i sent you before.
> >
> >
> > On 1/27/2014 1:35:54 PM, "Daniel Pitts" <Daniel at coloraura.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Ah, I missed those. There are two that would be suitable, but they're
> >> on the very small side, and they don't come with a ground plug. I
> >> ended up going with one from amazon:
> >> 
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009WU8J9I/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> >>
> >> Thanks for the suggestions though, I do appreciate it.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 1/27/14 10:11 AM, Johny Radio wrote:
> >>> A few of these items are marked "ESD" or "anti-static".
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 1/27/2014 8:30:31 AM, "Daniel Pitts" <Daniel at coloraura.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 1/26/14 11:45 PM, Johny Radio wrote:
> >>>>> On 1/26/2014 10:45:59 PM, "Daniel Pitts" <Daniel at coloraura.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>> I'd like to start doing some electronics projects at home. Any
> >>>>>> advice for buying ESD mats?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I recently researched this very topic. Here's what i found, when
> >>>>> looking for very cheap options:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://r.ebay.com/HOHakQ
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> From what I can tell, none of those provide ESD protection. They're
> >>>> for heat protection. The certified ESD mats I've found are in the
> >>>> $60+ range for 2' by 3'. I'm all for cheaper, but I'll be
> >>>> occasionally working with MOSFET and CMOS, and I'd rather not burn
> >>>> them out ;-)
> >>
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