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QWERKey-UK t1_iwapu2h wrote

Reply to comment by aleksyandr in Space65 R3 - already dead from ESD! :( by aleksyandr

Well.... that's one board to avoid then. No ESD protection at that price is criminal. I can understand how it's possible to zap a PCB when it's out of the case and on the bench, but for this to happen is awful.

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Zncon t1_iwc31o9 wrote

Yeah this is wild. A device that's designed to be touched should never have this sort of issue. The big companies can make a $15 board that survives almost anything - an expensive board should be safe.

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redkeeb t1_iwdzg2u wrote

I would static shock my Drop Alt all the time; It still kept going.

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plat1776 t1_iwbr69g wrote

They have ESD protection in both the board processor and an antistatic film in between the case and the pcb.

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pulledoutdad t1_iwbrj2b wrote

If they had it in the processor wouldn’t this not have happened? I thought the film specifically protected non-protected processors

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plat1776 t1_iwbt59f wrote

It’s ESD protection not immunity. A large enough shock to any electrical component will cause damage.

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LASERman71 t1_iwbzvsy wrote

Finally a voice of reason.

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JDBCool t1_iwcif43 wrote

Me: I built mine with a foot on metal the whole time.

Dunno how grounding works, but I always touch another metal object. Then the metal legs of my table

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NotSoFull-Info69 t1_iwf0kg5 wrote

An antistatic film is quite the patch instead of a real fix The board processor having ESD protection is definitely not enough from my experience There should atleast be a good number of ESD suppression diodes scattered around the board as well as some sort of grounding which from my knowledge is pretty much missing.

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