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ESD heel straps at the best pricing in the industry! Can ESD-protective lab coats be used without ESD heel straps in an ESD-protected area? If ESD heel straps or static control shoes are not worn and there is no static control floor, then the person is not grounded. Both the proper footwear and the proper floor are needed to complete the connection from garment to body to ground. For ESD applications where the required strap resistance is 1 megohm, the tester uses a lower limit of 750 kilohms and upper limits of either 1.25 megohms (for the ESD heel strap only) or 10 megohms (for the ESD heel strap and the wearer). They should be used in conjunction with Anti-Static matting floor as a direct replacement for the ESD heel strap. Wrist straps can be tested with a touch of the contact plate, and ESD heel straps are easily tested using the metal footplate. The purpose of the wrist strap is to drain off the operator's static charge. A wrist strap or ESD cuff is kept in constant contact with bare skin and has a cable for attaching it to the ESD ground. The wrist strap cord has a current- limiting resistor for personnel safety. ESD heel strap must be tested frequently to assure that they are undamaged and operating correctly. When a wrist strap is impractical, there are special ESD heel straps or shoes that can be used. These items are effective only when used in conjunction with a dissipative floor. |
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Footwear can be an ESD heel-strap or a toe-strap. Typically an ESD heel-strap has two bands about 2.5cm wide forming a square angle, so one side, usually elastic, is placed over the back of the heel and the other goes under the heel of the shoe, the latter part makes contact with the floor. Also, as to maintain the ESD heel strap bands described above in place there is an elastic type ribbon strap which goes over the top of the foot. It also has a connecting tab, similar to the tab in the ESD heel-strap, which must be placed under the heel and sock inside the shoe to facilitate the discharge process. You should always wear a properly grounded wrist strap or ESD heel strap when handling circuit boards, cards, RAM modules, chips, and other components containing microprocessors. The wrist strap and heel grounder tester system was created to fill a growing demand for a dependable, easy-to-use test mechanism for personnel grounding devices. Irwin-Industrial produces ESD products such as custom ESD kits, ESD matting material, coil cords, ESD wrist and heel straps, carrying pouches, circuit testers, workstation monitors, and static bags. Are all personnel working on ESD sensitive items grounded via a wrist or heel strap? This means wear a grounded wrist strap or ESD shoes or ESD heel grounders used on a static dissipative floor covering or finish. |
Many manufacturing and quality control engineers already take some preventive measures, such as the use of wrist and ESD heel straps, to exorcise ESD from their assembly lines. Observe electrostatic discharge precautions by wearing a grounded wrist strap or ESD ankle/heel strap that provides ESD grounding through the floor. The ESD heel grounder provides effective grounding for mobile personnel in ESD sensitive areas. For remote areas where wrist straps are not applicable, the ESD heel strap ensures maximum protection of your products from electrostatic charges. ESD heel straps are an essential part of a complete ESD system when the work area exceeds normal limits. ESD heel grounders are worn on both feet to provide consistent grounding while in motion. Always use an ESD preventive wrist or ESD heel strap and ensure that it makes good skin contact. Avoid contact between equipment and clothing. The wrist or heel strap only protects the equipment from ESD voltage on the body. ESD voltage on clothing can still cause damage. |
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