ESD GUN - PART 4

Do not operate lathes or milling machines with gloves on. You could be entangled and seriously injured. Plus you will look a right cockwomble Today I will just be doing the final assembly and testing of my ESD generator. Unfortinately had a little accident with the Pickering high voltage relay and no fuse oops! This device is designed to simulate the high votage charge that can be stored in the human body and provided a high voltage discharge for testing electronic goods. Ok boys and girls the high voltages involved in these experiments are none trivial and potentially very dangerous. You could be killed or worse still end up making a complete cockwomble of yourself. So remember lets be careful out there! ESD Guns, also known as ESD simulators, are handheld tools used to test the immunity of products or devices to electrostatic discharge. An ESD gun generally allows users to test with a discharge voltage of up to 16 kV or 30 kV and fulfills IEC 61000-4-2, a test standard for conducted susceptibility. ESD occurs when two electrically charged objects come into contact with each other, are involved in an electrical short, or suffer a dielectric breakdown, resulting in a sudden flow of electricity. This often creates a visible spark, or discharge. Electrostatic discharges damage sensitive electronic equipment, causing equipment to fail and networks to go down, and can potentially trigger explosions in gas, coal dust or fuel vapor. Test engineers perform ESD testing to guarantee that their products achieve immunity to these discharges Want to Learn More? Good ESD Information Here    • Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge      • Video      • ESD Guns | ESD Simulators Overview (Electr...      • ESD Models and Test Methods      • Funny video on ESD