Anti-Static Bags

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So where is a good source to get these? I am looking for ones that will hold the larger boards like Gauntlet and other Atari boards. :)
 
I have had pretty good luck going to computer/computer repair places and getting some free ones that they had laying around. The larger bags have been the more challenging to find since most of the boards nowadays are small, so they don't get a lot of large ones. I have ended up putting one over each end and trying to cover everything that way.
 
I get mine from eBay. Go for anything 21x12 or larger (Guess how I remember that figure! :D). Every once in a while the right deal will pop up.
 
Uline has a good selection, but you have to buy a bunch of one size. I've also ordered from staticbags.com without any hassle.
 
If you search ebay for 'static bags 18 24', you'll get all the 18x24 bags available. Right now it looks like if you want metalized bags in small lots, staticbags.com is the only seller, at 16.80 + shipping for 20 of them.
 
I've purchased the pink bags on eBay and am quite pleased with them. I bought a bunch. uLine has a nice selection of the metalicized but I hate paying tax.
 
You know how these bags work? They create a conductive shield around the entire PCB. Ya know what does the same thing?.... tin foil :)

Bet you have some of that lying around and it's a lot cheaper than those bags.
Just be sure to package and protect the boards well before shipping.
 
I just bought 150 Ant-Static PCB Bubble Bags from ULINE. They are 15" x 17 1/2" and hold most PCBs quite comfortably. On longer PCBS, like Big Atari Ones, I use two bags. They are high quality bubble bags (padding) not poly bags. They have an adhesive seal.

I only need about half of them. IF you guys want any, I'll sell some for $13.00 for 10 shipped. I paid somewhere around $0.80 each with shipping from ULINE. They actually are really oversized and not easy to ship. 10 of them is about the size of a pillow.

They kind of look like this:

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You know how these bags work? They create a conductive shield around the entire PCB. Ya know what does the same thing?.... tin foil :)

Bet you have some of that lying around and it's a lot cheaper than those bags.
Just be sure to package and protect the boards well before shipping.

Adam, the big difference between tin foil and anti-static bags is that anti-static ones are charge-dissipative, unlike tin foil which is not. With tin foil you invariably get corners and peaks which tend to collect charge. Hope one of those peaks isn't touching a component! :eek:

The pink poly bags are fine, except they won't protect against a direct ESD event. They are static-dissipative, but they're not a Faraday cage.
 
Adam, the big difference between tin foil and anti-static bags is that anti-static ones are charge-dissipative, unlike tin foil which is not. With tin foil you invariably get corners and peaks which tend to collect charge. Hope one of those peaks isn't touching a component!

Yeah that's true. The bags do insulate between the outer and inner layers.
 
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