On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Charles Craft <chucksea@mindspring.com> wr=
ote:
> Not sure how you would prove it one way or the other but do you
> always store PICs loose in plastic drawers like the ones in the picture?
>
> Are the chips that robust or do you always make sure to lick your finger,
> touch a good ground and then pull the chip out of the tray?
>
> thanks
> chuckc
>
> (I chatted briefly with Olin at a Microchip Masters and he didn't bite) =
=A0:-)

The chips are pretty damn tough. I rubbed my socks on my carpet on a
dry day and handled the PICs (on purpose, just to see what would
happen). Nothing happened. Everything worked fine. I did this several
times. I also short circuited the chips, applied too much voltage and
so on. They still work perfectly. These chips are tough.

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