ESD matting

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a bit of a question for the beardy electronics engineers out
there... :-)
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In order to prevent ESD on a desk or workbench, RS and all the usual
suppliers sell very expensive ESD matting by the roll (=A3560 per 18m
roll)=
.
My question, in an effort to be practical and to save costs, is could I not
just use a rubber pond liner such as these:
http://www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/AQUALAST_POND_LINERS.html
<http://www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/AQUALAST_POND_LINERS.html>
The matting would be spray-mounted to a formica top anyway, so thickness
isn't really a problem.=20
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Thoughts?
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Pete=20



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