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From: jeffw@midas.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: MOSFET handling
Message-ID: <1299@midas.TEK.COM>
Date: Tue, 14-Apr-87 12:03:28 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 14 12:03:28 1987
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In article <6599@allegra.UUCP> mc@allegra.UUCP (Mark Cravatts) writes:

>I have handled cmos digital chips, ccd chips, along with a variety of
>small signal(especially sensitive) and power MOSFETS, and I've never blown
>one out!  Maybe I've been lucky or maybe the precautions I take are valid,
>but nevertheless what I'm trying to say is that people usually over react
>to these devices.

Ah, but how long did they last once they were in circuit? Static damage to
MOSFETs not only blows devices outright, but also has a tendency to shorten
the life of correctly operating devices.

I agree, however, that replacing one device in one's own TV calls more for
a little common sense than for massive precautions.

						Jeff Winslow