BS EN 61340-4-8:2015 PDF

What is BS EN 61340-4-8 - ESD bag test standards about?

An antistatic bag is a bag used for storing electronic components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD). These bags are usually plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and have a distinctive colour (silvery for metallised film, pink or black for polyethylene). It is important that the bags only be opened at static-free workstations. It is the intention of BS EN 61340-4-8 to provide the industry with a common, repeatable method for testing and determining the electrostatic discharge shielding ability of electrostatic discharge shielding bags. BS EN 61340-4-8 provides a test method for evaluating the performance of electrostatic discharge shielding bags tested according to the requirements of IEC 61340-5-3. The design voltage for the test apparatus is 1 000 V d.c. BS EN 61340-4-8 does not address protection from electromagnetic interference (EMI), radio frequency interference (RFI), electroma...