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IIsi50MHz | 6 months ago
Equipotential bonding is required (commonly "grounding", but the important bit is that all conductors are at the same electrical potential). For personnel, the bonding device MUST include a 1 MOhm series resistor.
Items which have not been in sufficient humidity for at least 48 hours are at increased risk.
Assuming your most sensitive component has a nominal ESD survivability of 250V, the maximum charge difference between items must be less than 100V.
Just crossing your legs or standing from a chair can generate very high static voltages. Removing a plastic film near exposed components is not recommended.
Charge generation happens whenever surfaces separate, including when they slide or roll.
If you want to discharge non-conducting materials, you need a balanced stream of ions, but that's beyond most home or field-service setups.
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