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STATIC-DISSIPATIVE PORTABLE
FIELD SERVICE KIT 8501
DESIGNED FOR ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION OF
STATIC-SENSITIVE COMPONENTS DURING ?ELD
SERVICE CALLS
ALTHOUGH STATIC DAMAGE CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE MICRO-
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ARE USED, THESE SENSITIVE DEVICES
ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE DURING SERVICING. THE 3M? STATIC
DISSIPATIVE PORTABLE FIELD KIT 8501 PREVENTS STATIC DAMAGE
THAT FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHEN AN UNPROTECTED SERVICE
TECHNICIAN WORKS ON ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
THE 3M FIELD SERVICE KIT 8501 IS DESIGNED TO QUICKLY
AND RELIABLY REMOVE ANY STATIC CHARGE ON THE TECHNICIAN AND
TO PROVIDE A STATIC-FREE SURFACE UPON WHICH TO LAY PARTS.
THE KIT INCLUDES ONE 3M? ADJUSTABLE WRIST BAND 2204
AND A STATIC-DISSIPATIVE WORK SURFACE. BOTH CONNECT TO
GROUND BY THE 3M? GROUND CORD ASSEMBLY 3051. (SEE
“COMPONENTS” SECTION FOR DETAILS).
THE STATIC-DISSIPATIVE WORK SURFACE REDUCES THE POTENTIAL
FOR SPARKING AND SHORTING THAT EXISTS WITH HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE
MATS, AND MINIMIZES CHARGE DRAINAGE FROM BATTERY PACKS.
FOR ADDED SAFETY, COTTON TRIM COVERS ALL EDGES OF THE MAT.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS WORK SURFACE GIVES IT EXCELLENT
?EXIBILITY OVER A WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES. ITS RED COLOR
KEEPS BOTH THE TECHNICIAN AND THE CUSTOMER ALERT TO THE
POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.
THE FIELD SERVICE KIT 8501 WORKS ON THE PRINCIPLE OF
GROUNDING. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ATTACHES THE GROUND CORD
TO THE WRIST BAND AND TO THE STATIC-DISSIPATIVE MAT, THEN
CONNECTS THE CORD TO GROUND, ANY EXISTING STATIC CHARGE
ON THE TECHNICIAN OR ON ANY CONDUCTIVE PARTS LAID ON THE
MAT DRAINS AWAY TO GROUND. ALSO, NEW CHARGE IS UNABLE TO
ACCUMULATE.
NOTE : STATIC CHARGE ON NONCONDUCTORS (E.G. PLASTIC
BOXES, VINYL WORK ORDER HOLDERS, FOAM COFFEE CUPS,
SYNTHETIC CLOTHING, ETC.) CANNOT BE REMOVED SIMPLY BY
GROUNDING. THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET RID OF STATIC ON
THESE ITEMS IS TO NEUTRALIZE THE CHARGE WITH IONIZED AIR.
SINCE IT IS OFTEN IMPRACTICAL TO CARRY AN IONIZED AIR BLOWER
TO A SERVICE CALL SITE, THE TECHNICIAN MUST TAKE EXTRA CARE TO
KEEP SUCH NONCONDUCTORS AS FAR AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA
AND SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS AS POSSIBLE.
THE NEED FOR GOOD STATIC CONTROL PROCEDURES AT A
CUSTOMER’S SITE CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. PRACTICING
PROPER STATIC PRECAUTIONS IN THE ?ELD CAN SAVE TIME,
MONEY AND AGGRAVATION FOR BOTH YOUR CUSTOMERS AND YOUR
OWN COMPANY. STATIC DAMAGE CAUSED BY AN UNPROTECTED
TECHNICIAN USUALLY RESULTS IN ONE OR MORE CALLBACKS – COSTLY
NOT ONLY IN TIME AND MONEY, BUT ALSO IN REPUTATION. A
CALLBACK MAY SUGGEST TO BOTH THE CUSTOMER AND YOUR SERVICE
MANAGER THAT THE JOB WAS NOT DONE RIGHT THE ?RST TIME.
Components
? STATIC-DISSIPATIVE WORK SURFACE,
.021” X 22” X 24”. RED WITH DARK GRAY EDGING. TWO
POCKETS, EACH APPROXIMATELY 8” X 11”, SEWN INTO THE
WORK SURFACE.
? 3M? COMMON POINT GROUND CORD SYSTEM 3051 LARGE
CENTER SNAP CONNECTS TO THE WORK SURFACE. THE
10’ (EXTENDED LENGTH) COILED CORD SECTION SNAPS TO
TECHNICIAN’S WRIST BAND; THE 5’ (EXTENDED LENGTH) COILED
CORD SECTION TERMINATES IN A STANDARD BANANA PLUG
WHICH CONNECTS TO GROUND EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY WAY
OF THE 3M? ALLIGATOR CLIP 3038 (INCLUDED). EACH OF
THE GROUND CORD SECTIONS HAS ITS OWN INDEPENDENT ONE
MEGOHM RESISTOR FOR USER SAFETY. (NOTE: 3M? INSULATED
“BULLDOG” CLIP 3037 IS OPTIONAL.)
? ONE 3M? ADJUSTABLE WRIST BAND 2204
