Re: Handling CMOS

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From: Jon Sreekanth
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 03:48

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In article <1992Dec14.120707.13760@eng.cam.ac.uk> cmh@eng.cam.ac.uk (C.M. Hicks) writes:

   >>The way I install CMOS chips is in the bathroom.  Take the circuit board, all
   >>the tools you might need and the chips into the b-room and close the door.
   >>Run the shower on HOT for a few minutes, until the mirror fogs over.  Leave the
   >>water running (maybe turn it down a little), touch the board and the package the

...
   board simultaneously while handling the chip. All this bathroom stuff seems
   bizarre - do you get contact corrosion because of water trapped in the
   sockets :-? BTW, conductive foam is much more usable than foil.
...

Why not just buy a $50 humidifier from the nearest department store ?
Working in the bathroom with the water running seems a bit much.

/ Jon Sreekanth

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