Source for anti-stat pink foam?

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Tue Nov 17 10:01:29 1998

> > What is a recommend source for inexpensive pink antistatic foam rolls or
> > bags? I've looked in several industrial supply catalogs, like Consolidated
> > Packaging, but want to see if there is a better price out there.
>
> How about Dumpster Behind An Electronics Manufacturing Plant, Inc.? Look
> around your area for computer stores, electronics firms, etc. Usually
> they have a lot of anti-static bags and stuff that they've thrown away.

You might also try your local phone compnay. Generally an install job
results in a huge number of bags, waiting to be taken. When we installed
some FDDI switches about a year back, I went home with hundreds, maybe
even one thousand, of the things.

Also, be careful with the pick foam. Many people think that all pink foam
(or peanuts) are antistatic. They are not. Anyway, some of it is blue.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Tue Nov 17 1998 - 10:01:29 GMT