CWT Compact S4 Touch Installation & Maintenance Manual
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ESD is an abbreviation for Electro Static Discharge.
Electrical charges are build up when materials are rubbed or separated – e.g. when you walk across a carpet or get out of your car. The charge, which may be several thousand volts, can then be transferred to other objects if they get close enough. |
| Caution: Handling ordinary plastic causes a charge to build up. |
Most modern integrated circuits are extremely sensitive to ESD. The component either ceases functioning altogether, causing the equipment to stop working, or suffers damage that makes it extremely susceptible to further injury. This can eventually result in intermittent faults that are extremely difficult to locate.
| Caution: Never expose ESD-sensitive components to shocks of static electricity. |
