Hi!
So I have a few questions when it comes to 'ESD-Safe'/'Anti-Static' tools/products/solutions etc. and even though I've been reading on the differences between dissipative and conductive esd/static safe materials, I'm still unsure about how it translates to actual real-world usage.
For example, I was looking at ESD safe cleaning brushes (toothbrush and paintbrush style) and they come in dissipative handle + conductive head/bristles or conductive handle + dissipative head/bristles, what is the difference in the 2 setups? What would be considered "better"?
And some just say either conductive or dissipative, it's confusing tbh..same thing with matting and flooring etc..
I would think in most circumstances 'conductive' would be the better choice (yet counter-intuitive if user not properly grounded)
If so, what's the point of dissipative products?
Thanks to Dave's video (EEVblog #247) I now understand the difference between the pink 'dissipative' anti-static component bags and the silver 'conductive' ones, in that the dissipative bags don't 'produce' a static charge like normal plastic bags do, but also won't 'shield' from external sources of it either.
The conductive bags, on the other hand, act as a 'Faraday cage' and will actually shield from external sources of static charges (given this fact though I don't understand the point of the dissipative storage products
)..
So even though I "understand" the differences in this case, I just don't understand how these differences translate to things like tools and matting/flooring/clothing etc.
I hope I've made sense
Maybe I'm just overthinking it?..
I'd very much appreciate any help in clearing this up!
Thanks in advance!!