EEVblog 1567 – Wireless ESD Monitor? – The IONA StatIQ Band TESTED

Does the $1200 IONA Tech StatIQ wireless ESD monitor band actually work? or is it just BS?
And if so, how does it work?

IONA Tech video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Uzo5qL4JM
Wiresless ESD strap BUSTED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvgW5iWXbts
ESD Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5F3rQNUkU
ESD Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHsKCtJJ_rlRP5qE7lN-1EMX
Mud Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAahT8_P-_E
DIY Field Mill project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTncxhQp9z0

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1567-wireless-esd-monitor-the-iona-statiq-band-tested/

00:00 – A wireless ESD monitor? The IONA Tech StatIQ Band
02:06 – The Electric Field Mill sensor
03:27 – The Android app, and does it actually work?
06:15 – ESD ground impedance correlation
07:21 – What’s going on with the clean room bunny suit?
08:12 – Well, there’s your problem…
08:35 – Let’s try a WORKING ESD coat this time
09:23 – But is it just smoke and mirrors? Surface DC Voltmeter measurement time
11:30 – Validatd
11:52 – Calibration
12:15 – How it works
15:24 – The physics
18:09 – Conclusion

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