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SERVICE INFORMATION FROM HEWLETT-PACKARD
MARCH-MAY 1983
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Static electricity is a familiar
phenomenon which, except for an oc-
casional mild shock or annoying
"static cling", doesn't seem very
serious to most of us. In fact, many
people in the electronics industry
reject electrostatic discharge (ESD)
as a major cause of component fail-
ure and hence, of equipment failure.
It's not surprising that many people
doubt the magnitude or even the re-
ality of the ESD problem. In many
cases a damaged part exhibits little
or no physical damage when ob-
served in a cursory microscopic in-
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