Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 04 14:45:01 EST 2002 | erikb
As a rule handling PCB's with bare hands is acceptable provided that there is sufficient esd protection as well. It is a good rule of thumb however to provide your inspectors or assembly people with finger cots or cotton gloves to keep the product cl
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 28 11:37:35 EST 2005 | PeteP
You may well find it is the powder used in the gloves. Distributors offer gloves without powder. Also beware of using hand products with Lanolin, Mineral oil, Rose Hip oil, etc around electronics assembly ... solderability issues may crop up and ta
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 16:15:52 EST 2005 | 1st Article
Sumote, I suggest DESCO ESD safe het gloves, these gloves have a polyester exterior fabric with woven conductive fibers to ensure static protection. Inner lining constructed of material for use in heat assembly processes, can with stand 200�F maximum
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 16:19:42 EST 2005 | 1st Article
Dear Sumote, I would suggest DESCO ESD safe heat gloves, we are using them at our facility, these gloves have a polyester exterior fabric with conductive fibers to ensure static protection. Inner lining constructed of material for use in heat of 200�
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 09:21:09 EST 2009 | rameshr
Dear Sirs, We are looking for a quality/EHS approved vendor/make/part for safety products - gloves ,glasses for the following applications, 1.SMT Sceen printing Operator. 2.Reflow & Wave Soldering Operator. 3.PCB Cleaning. We would like to get detai
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 12 14:40:03 EDT 2020 | kylehunter
Not for ESD specifically. You sound like you're doing plenty. Typically gloves are used more for fingerprint avoidance rather than ESD. The only real reason the gloves are listed as ESD, is because you don't want them to cause issues. They really won
Electronics Forum | Mon May 15 14:42:27 EDT 2000 | John Thorup
Hi Sal I've used the Stevens product for about 5 years and have nothing but good to say about them. pallets? can't say. The gloves simply extent the finger length by about 0.04" They come in 15" sticks so the length is up to you. Print/reflow contam
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 04 15:35:18 EST 2002 | caldon
I don't like hand lotions in the assembly area. If hand lotion is needed I would have the operators use latex gloves or finger cots. The lotion can be transfered to the bare board or assembly causing reliability issues. Lotion transfered to a bare PC
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 31 16:40:01 EST 2002 | dragonslayr
Steve- I was once an auto body repairman in an automotive assembly plant. We used lead for dent filler instead of bondo. It was much faster to use. No cure time like a plastic filler needs. Lead was absorbed through my skin from hand filing the lead
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 10:38:38 EST 2009 | davef
Typical Protective Equipment Includes: * Safety glasses: While you're waiting for others to reply, search the fine SMTnet Archives to find threads like: http://www.smtnet.com/forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=54221 * Fire Resistant Smock * Face Sh
