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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) destroying PCB in the dark in need of ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 electronic protection.

ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021: Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts

March 9, 2022January 10, 2023Brad Kelechava

There’s electricity within you. The human body, at rest, contains around 100 volts. Our bodies are not alone in generating a charge. In manufacturing and […]

A blue bolt of lightning strikes the ground beneath a dark sky in an act of electrostatic discharge.

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

February 11, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)? When we walk across a carpeted floor and touch a doorknob, we feel a startling shock. This is one of […]

A blue ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021 wrist strap ready to ground a worker to prevent static and electrostatic discharge.

ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021: Standard for Wrist Straps

February 10, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

The power of lightning is in your hands. Not the hands of Thor or Zeus or whatever lightning-casting being—but yours! The average human body, at […]