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You could do some people a big favor by alerting them that using black, static bags to store main boards containing button cells will discharge them since the the black plastic, being carbon loaded, is a resistor. We got a bunch of main boards with no memory retention due to this.

Peter Chirivas, Flexim Americas Corporation, USA
Are "Zip-lock" Moisture Barrier Bags a good alternative to store MSD components?

Jorge Mar, Artaflex Inc.
Regarding bare PCB care. What about PCBs that are completely done just waiting to be shiped but delayed. What sort of care do I need to provide to protect the units?

Anthony W. Kaw Boon, Emerson Embedded Computing and Power, Philippines
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