[time-nuts] Conducting Bench Top Material
Robert Darlington
rdarlington at gmail.com
Mon Jan 25 16:24:20 UTC 2010
I use "Stat-Les" anti-static floor finish on my benches. You can find it at
Legge Systems,
http://www.leggesystems.com/c-177-static-control-floor-care-products.aspx
The price is pretty good for the 1 quart size bottles ($20 or so) and that
does a lot of benches.
-Bob, N3XKB
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM, <Brucekareen at aol.com> wrote:
> My electronic bench is an old commercial one made with steel stampings and
> a steel top covered with Masonite. The Masonite is still in fair
> condition. Although over the years the non-conductive top has been an
> asset in
> avoiding short circuits, etc., I am concerned about static discharges when
> handling modern semiconductors. Would it make sense to spray the Masonite
> with a weak copper sulphate or similar solution so as to make the masonite
> slightly conductive, but not so conductive that 155 VAC connections could
> not
> safely rest upon it? Is there a better-suited material that could be used
> to replace the Masonite?
>
> Ironically, in the 1960's, Transite (asbestos) was sometimes used as a
> covering for electronic benches as as it was resistant to molten solder.
> The
> downside was that in sliding heavy equipment around, friable material
> could
> be released.
>
> Bruce Hunter
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