MicroVAX 3100 booting question...

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Apr 27 23:09:54 2001

On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 healyzh_at_aracnet.com wrote:

> > This brings something to mind: I've received system purchased systems
> > and boards on E-bay and from people on this list that came packaged in
> > ways not protected at all from static, such as wrapped in plastic bags
> > or plastic bubble-wrap inside a box filled with foam "peanuts" or else
> > just packed loose in a box with foam "peanuts."
> >
> > Hopefully we can all learn to be a bit more careful and protect exposed
> > connectors, circuit boards, etc. from static electricity during shipping.
>
> Got to agree there. When shipping boards, I first bag them in anti-static,
> and then wrap them in bubble-wrap. Then come the peanuts or more
> bubblewrap.
>
> One of the scarriest packages I've ever recieved was some PDP-11 Q-Bus
> boards a few years ago. They were wrapped in Tin Foil!!! I mentioned this
> on the list at the time, and IIRC, the consensous was this was safe.
> However, it's not something I'll ever do.

The only time that 'tinfoil' could be harmful would be if the board had
an onboard battery. (Or, perhaps had some residual icing from the cake
it previously covered!)
                                                 - don
 
> Out of curiousity, how safe is dry newspaper?
>
> Zane
>
Received on Fri Apr 27 2001 - 23:09:54 BST