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AXIOM™ / AXIOM-X™ Product Line Manual 14 Safety Electrical Grounding Requirements Before applying power to any device, ALL components MUST be electrically grounded. Follow these precautions: Ensure all AC power outlets have a properly grounded receptacle. ALL components MUST be properly cabled and grounded with threeconductor AC power cords. Use the correct power cord for your country. Reference specific grounding instructions for each component. Do not use a two-prong adapter. Do not cut/remove the round grounding prong from any plug. Do not use an extension cord to defeat any ground. Electrostatic Discharge ESD CAUTION: Measures must be taken to prevent Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) at all times when handling any product, equipment, unit or part (e.g. use a grounded ESD wrist strap). It should be noted that circuit boards are at greatest risk to damage from ESD. Please follow standard ESD precautions! Electrostatic discharge (ESD), the transfer of static electricity from one object to another, is an often-unnoticeable hazard to electronic components. Boards and other devices with integrated circuits are particularly sensitive to ESD damage. Product failures may not occur until days or weeks after the component was damaged. Static damage to units can take the form of upset failures or catastrophic failures (direct and latent). An upset failure occurs when an electrostatic discharge is not significant enough to cause total failure, but may result in intermittent gate leakage, causing loss of software or incorrect storage of information. Direct catastrophic failures occur when a unit is damaged to the point where it is permanently damaged. Basic Rules for ESD Control Below are some keys to effectively control unnecessary ESD damage when working with ESD-sensitive devices: Accu-Sort Systems, Inc. Define an ESD protective area and work on the ESD-sensitive devices in this area only. Define static sensitivity of devices to be handled in ESD protective area. Establish suitable static control program that limits static generation to less than the damage threshold of the most sensitive device and provides a safe, defined path for static charge dissipation. Prevent contamination of the protective area by unnecessary non-static controlled materials. Audit the ESD protective area regularly to ensure that static control is maintained. Document the findings for future reference. Refer to the specific ESD precautions for each component. 02-AXIOM-AXIOM-X_Safety_R10.doc
