I think the general idea is to leak off the charge before it goes super=20
critical. Like the lightning rods at my house.

Here is a link to "spark plate" from days gone by:

http://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3D153325

Extra points for knowing what an Oz4 is.


On 2/10/2018 10:08 PM, Sean Breheny wrote:
> One thing I forgot to mention is that, in my experience, at least SMD
> resistors are pretty useless for reducing ESD current. My hunch is that t=
he
> same is true for carbon film or metal film through-hole resistors, too, b=
ut
> I haven't tested that. Usually the ESD voltage will just jump right acros=
s
> an SMD resistor. Even if it doesn't manage to do that, it can damage the
> resistor (like making it go open circuit or much higher resistance at
> least) so that your product stops working even if the ESD didn't damage a=
ny
> of the ICs inside.

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than with a crowd going the wrong direction.
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