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Message #00684



To: Robert McIntosh robmc@acay.com.au
From: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 11:26:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re:static sensitive??


On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Robert McIntosh wrote:

> If static can ruin chips gradually how do tell whether it is fully ok
> when it is in the shop?

You can't. Which is one reason why a good shop will never take back
a chip. And the good ones will also stick all chips in bits of antistatic
foam, without even looking whether the device is actually
sensitive. If it's not, the foam keeps the pins straight - also
useful.

Best,

Steve

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