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Maintenance and Service Guide
Removal and Replacement Preliminaries
4.4 Preventing Electrostatic Damage
Many electronic components are sensitive to electrostatic 
discharge (ESD). Circuitry design and structure determine the 
degree of sensitivity. Networks built into many integrated circuits 
provide some protection, but in many cases, the discharge 
contains enough power to alter device parameters or melt 
silicon junctions.
A sudden discharge of static electricity from a finger or other 
conductor can destroy static-sensitive devices or microcircuitry. 
Often the spark is neither felt nor heard, but damage occurs.
An electronic device exposed to electrostatic discharge may not 
be affected at all and can work perfectly throughout a normal 
cycle. Or the device may function normally for a while, then 
degrade in the internal layers, reducing its life expectancy.