Esd Grounding Mats

Esd wrist straps typically have a 1 meg resistor built into them.

Esd grounding mats.

It recommends two tests resistance measured top to top rtt and resistance measured top to ground rtg. Anti static mats vs. A grounded conductor cannot hold a static charge ansi esd 6 1 esd association standard for the protection of electrostatic discharge susceptible items grounding. Esd mats are serialized and tested to the latest ansi esd s20 20 standards via nist compliant test equipment.

Esd mat assembly and certification to s20 20 standards esd matting configuration assembly and full electrical testing. They are designed for electronic repair or assembly facilities to protect esd sensitive components during the soldering process. Point to point resistance is 10 8 10 9 ohms and point to ground resistance is 10 5 10 6 ohms. Earth and moon grounding mat.

Static control esd clean room products ship same day. The esd association recommends attachment to ac electrical ground. The standard method of attachment is to attach the ring terminal from the mat to the center screw of the grounded ac face plate cover. Conductive mats can disperse static electricity quicker than can static dissipative mats.

Thus conductive mats should be used near extra sensitive equipment. Static control esd clean room products static control grounding mats are in stock at digikey. This is to protect against a highly charged mat or ungrounded surface from discharging instantaneously through the cca and then through the operator to the ground connection that the wrist strap is plugged in to. The standard used internationally to test anti static mats is esd association standard test method stm 4 1 2017 worksurfaces resistance measurements.

Without that ground the mat could in theory protect the item being worked on at first but would then transfer the esd to the very next thing it comes into contact with the next item the person holding it and then to the item or even. Esd mats also use a common ground to draw the electrostatic discharge away from offending areas. For this we provide ground cords heel grounders and wrist straps.