Electrical grounding system for instruments used in assembling disc drives

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US96/06854 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 16, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 16, 1997 PCT Filed May 14, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/36963 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 21, 1996An instrument (12) separated from ground by a supradissipative resistance and having a surface (26) which is placed in electrical contact with a magnetic head of a disc drive assembly includes an electrically conductive receptacle (134) engaging and electrically connected proximate to the surface (26) of the instrument (12). The electrically conductive receptacle (134) is electrically coupled to ground for grounding the instrument (12) to prevent damage to the magnetic head caused by static discharge from the instrument (12).