Originally Posted by cnc2  Hi everybody,
Hi Henrik,
I'm going to assemble my UHU boards and found that for soldering MOSFETs, an "ESD safe" (electrostatic discharge proof) soldering iron should be used, as i'm a beginner i'm not sure if it's that critical to use such a soldering iron for assembling the UHU board ?
When you soldered the MOSFET on the board did you use an "ESD safe" (electrostatic discharge proof) soldering iron ?
Thanks !
cnc2. |
Most of the soldering irons sold, since the mid nineties, already have the tip grounded (they use three prong cable plug), they are inherently ESD safe if you don't cut the ground pin, and the receptacle wiring is correct. Normal ESD precautions should be taken during the whole board assembly if the relative humidity is 60% or less.
Kreutz.