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Yes I am an engineer (electrical) for 20 years. I am not saying ESD cannot exist. I am only saying that the precautions taken for a thing such as this are astounding, while the risks are blown out of proportion. I have seen a room made entirely of copper...this is true. They even had a cutout...

It amazes me how many people buy into ESD, something you can't see, hear, or touch, something that may or may not break something a little or a lot, and something that no one can ever tell you the chance of it even happening. Keep buying straps and equipment to keep the ESD gnomes away. You...

I was one of the ones who characterized ESD as more of a myth. IMO, this post is one of the better explanations of ESD. The problem I have with ESD is the hysteria. As this post shows, you almost have to try and ruin something with ESD. And my guess is that when something stops working without...

Real moral of the story: The risks of ESD damage are (pardon the pun) overblown

My point about ESD is not really the expense. In some cases the expense, time, effort, training, etc can be a lot...but I don't mind if it's for a good reason. Let's assume that ESD exists and touching circuits with bare hands can damage them. Is it unreasonable to ask what the risks are? I...

The key part of your statement is after a certain point. What is the certain point? 1%? .0000001%? Because if the failure rates don't matter, I have the following to sell you: - Y2K compliance documents, procedures, and rework - Thermonuclear protection stickers (from Oakley) - Markers for...

It could teach us what the real world ESD threat is. For example, if ICs made in the 60s and 70s (when improperly handled) have a failure rate of 1%, but modern ICs have a failure rate of .1%, and when handled within a PCB (due to inherent circuit characteristics/impedance) fail .01% of the...

I am more inclined to agree with nigerian_businessman. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a myth but at the very least I would say ESD has been overblown. (pardon the pun) This is what I think is lacking in the ESD argument. Proof. Is there actually proof? This is not proof of ESD...