Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ima.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!seismo!harvard!bbnccv!ima!johnl
From: johnl@ima.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Request for advice
Message-ID: <97800012@ima.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 22:33:00 EST
Article-I.D.: ima.97800012
Posted: Fri Dec  6 22:33:00 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 9-Dec-85 03:12:31 EST
References: <96@brl-tgr.UUCP>
Lines: 14
Nf-ID: #R:brl-tgr:-9600:ima:97800012:000:660
Nf-From: ima!johnl    Dec  6 22:33:00 1985


/* Written  2:13 pm  Dec  4, 1985 by mdf@osu-eddie in ima:net.micro */
>I haven't found static to be much of a problem when installing RAM chips.

256K chips are much more static sensitive than are 64K RAM chips, and
at least here in the frost belt, there is a lot more static in the winter.

An easy way to avoid static problems is to unroll several feet of aluminum 
foil on your work table and to ground yourself to it by leaning your elbow 
on it while you work, and setting your card and chips on it.  Your 256K 
chips might well be OK anyway, but it makes sense to spend 4 cents on 
aluminum foil to protect $50 worth of chips.  

John Levine, ima!johnl