This is awesome
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Doc,
Every one who purchases one of your kits should be required to watch this video!
Good stuff.
Yes, I learned a couple of things also, and this is from someone who was born with a 400 deg soldering iron in one hand and a roll of kester 60/40 in the other. Thanks for posting.
Chris/AB2KH
Every one who purchases one of your kits should be required to watch this video!
Good stuff.
Yes, I learned a couple of things also, and this is from someone who was born with a 400 deg soldering iron in one hand and a roll of kester 60/40 in the other. Thanks for posting.
Chris/AB2KH
Doc,
If you look very closely at those socks there is a vertical silver looking strip from the arch up the ankle. I'm wondering if those were not some sort of ESD equipments that they were required to wear ?
I'm only familiar with wrist strap static devices but in those types of environments there may be "special" requirements, perhaps there are individuals here on the forum who have experience with that type of work place.
I mean really, NO ONE wears orange socks!!
Chris/AB2KH
If you look very closely at those socks there is a vertical silver looking strip from the arch up the ankle. I'm wondering if those were not some sort of ESD equipments that they were required to wear ?
I'm only familiar with wrist strap static devices but in those types of environments there may be "special" requirements, perhaps there are individuals here on the forum who have experience with that type of work place.
I mean really, NO ONE wears orange socks!!
Chris/AB2KH
Thermioniclife
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Excellent video. Periscope films has a ton of cool stuff. Harry's socks are quite fashionable.
Tubegopher
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Excellent teaching video. I learned some things and enjoyed watching. 
maryc27182
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AB2KH said:
Chris, I think you are correct. I can't yet find any documentation going back to that era, but here's something from a 2003 JPL ESD Control Standard:
From https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/handle/2014/11307/03-1553.pdf?sequence=1
maryc27182,
Thank you very much for that information. Those socks were probably that color so that the assembly supervisor knew that you were in compliance with the safety requirements.
Doc would be well advised to include an addendum in all Bottlehead assembly manuals admonishing builders that to insure a successful build that it is imperative before beginning the electronic assembly of your kit that you must be wearing orange socks.
Chris/AB2KH
Thank you very much for that information. Those socks were probably that color so that the assembly supervisor knew that you were in compliance with the safety requirements.
Doc would be well advised to include an addendum in all Bottlehead assembly manuals admonishing builders that to insure a successful build that it is imperative before beginning the electronic assembly of your kit that you must be wearing orange socks.
Chris/AB2KH
maryc27182
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I wish I could find some documentation that could tell us it wasn't just the bold sock patterns of the 1950s... I even looked at late 1950s sock patterns, which did include quite a bit of orange. (Socks had gone completely dull by the 1960s.)
I found stuff that said static control measures were used in certain industries (particularly paper mills) in the mid 19th century, but nothing about late 1950s static safety guidelines for space vehicle circuitry fabrication.
However, for those interested in the NASA soldering stuff, here's the 1963 Handbook on Reliable Electrical Connections:
http://www.aeroelectric.com/Reference_Docs//NASA/NSP-5002_Electrical_Connections_Circa_1963.pdf
I saw some physical copies for sale on Abebooks for about $30.
I found stuff that said static control measures were used in certain industries (particularly paper mills) in the mid 19th century, but nothing about late 1950s static safety guidelines for space vehicle circuitry fabrication.
However, for those interested in the NASA soldering stuff, here's the 1963 Handbook on Reliable Electrical Connections:
http://www.aeroelectric.com/Reference_Docs//NASA/NSP-5002_Electrical_Connections_Circa_1963.pdf
I saw some physical copies for sale on Abebooks for about $30.
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