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DRAWING

NUMBER

17200

DATE:

July

2012

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Employee Owned

FOOT GROUND, HEEL

Description:

The 17200 and 17202 Foot Grounders provide a continuous ground path between an

operator and a properly grounded ESD protected flooring. These foot grounders are

designed for use on standard shoes. They can be easily adjusted to fit most individuals.

Desco’s foot grounders have a lining that prevents carbon marks on shoes. Foot grounder models

17200 and 17202 have discrete resistors built into the contact strip. Model 17200 has a one

megohm resistor and model 17202 has a two megohm resistor. The product has been tested to

ESD STM97.2 - Floor Materials and Footwear Voltage Measurement in Combination with a Person.

It is a suitable ESD footwear component in Flooring - Footwear System when used as the primary

grounding method (<3.5 x 10E7 ohms per ESD STM 97.1 Floor Materials and Footwear-Resistance

Measurement in Combination with a Person.)

Components:

A. 0.060” thick (± 0.005), 1" wide contact area

a. Outer black layer is conductive neoprene.

b. Inner layer is insulative neoprene.

c. Tear resistant nylon reinforced 4.3 oz. inner scrim layer prevents the rubber from tearing.

B. 3/8" wide, 30" long blue nylon ribbon contains 8 electrically conductive carbon suffused fibers,

reversible, may be positioned on either side of foot.

C. 3/4" wide blue non-elastic hook material.

D. 3/4" wide blue stretch loop material, for quick and easy attachment to foot.

listed. Lot coded for quality traceability.

Specifications

Tab to floor contact point: 1 x 10E6 < 1 x10E8 ohms resistance when measured

per ESD SP9.2 & ESD TR53

Outside Layer

Test Method

Abrasion:

3000 cycles

ASTM-D-3389 Method B

Hardness:

70 Shore A

ASTM-D-2240

Tensile PSI (min):

2500lbs.

ASTM-D-412

Note:

“For standing operations, personnel shall be grounded via a wrist strap

system or by a flooring/footwear system.” (ANSI/ESDS20.20)

“ESD footwear should be tested at least daily while worn. See ESD TR53”

(ESD Handbook TR20.20 section 5.3.3.4)

“Heel and toe grounders shall be worn on both feet to insure effective

use.” (ESD Handbook ESD TR20.20-2008 section 5.3.3.3.4 Footwear

Proper Usage)

UL caution “Note: This product is not recommended for use on equipment with operating voltage

exceeding 250 VAC. The ESD Series is for electrostatic control. It will not reduce or increase your risk

of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical equipment. Follow the same precautions

you would use without wrist straps, including: Make certain that equipment having a grounding type plug

is properly grounded.”

90P1

LISTED

Specifications and procedures subject to change without notice.

Unless noted, tolerances ± 1/4"

Made in the

United States of America

ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION

17200

Foot Ground, Heel, 1 megohm resistor

17202

Foot Ground, Heel, 2 meghom resistor