Originally Posted by kreutz  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.
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Thanks for your reply Kreutz !
As i'm usualy using a cheap chinese soldering iron (with two prong cable plug) and i never saw a soldering iron with three prong cable plug in store...& i don't have a grounded wall receptacle in my room the only grounded wall receptacles are in the kitchen or in the bathroom... so please, if you have a way out of this issue it will really help me.
(remember the UHU board is the biggest & most expensive project i ever started)
Thanks !
cnc2.