Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03309
To: "BEAM Mailing List" beam@corp.sgi.com
From: "Nicholas Smith" nik@resourcekt.co.uk
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 09:23:04 +0100
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Electronic part care
>Hie i would like to know what electronic chips and transistors is sensitive
>to and should be kept away from what?a magnet?or any sort of other
stuff...i
>hope you guys can detail more on how i could care more on what is the
right
>place to keep it ...cause i have trouble these day when i took a box of
>chips out of my tool box almost all of them are not working when i want to
>build a controller for my bot...how should i test it to know whether it is
>working or not?
Okay. First of all don't have your components loose in a box and if you
stick the leads in anything make sure it is conductive. I wrap a length of
tin foil around a bit of card and then stab all of my components in that.
Juet keep it on your bench or stick it to your wall.
Nik.
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