Grounding is the most fundamental element of ESD management in manufacturing and in service. A broken ground connection may result in personnel exposure to dangerous voltage, equipment lockup or malfunction and damage to sensitive components. 

3M Ground Man Monitors offer continuous monitoring of proper ground connection of up to 3 points in the tools. With individual status indication, Ground Man Monitors show which ground connection is being monitored, which one is within specification and which one has failed. Patented enabling feature for each ground connection allows for accurate and safe indication of ground condition for each monitored point. 

Miniature and inobtrusive, the Ground Man Monitors are easy to install and easy to connect. Ground impedance alarm levels can be set by the user to satisfy a broad range of requirements and compliance with such standards as ANSI 6.1 and ANSI/ESDA S.20.20. 

Applications:

• Electronics Assembly
• Semiconductor Device Manufacturing
• Medical Environment
• Military
• Aerospace
• Wherever sensitive components are being handled

Specifications:

• Ground Impedance Range: 1 ... 20 Ohms
• Number of monitored grounds: 3
• Ground Enable: Yes, each individual ground
• Visual Alarm: LED
• Audio Alarm: Buzzer
• Output on Ground Failure: Logic level, any ground failure
• External Adapter
• Operator Grounding:
  • Wrist Strap: Dual, 3.5mm plug
  • Operator's Resistance Alarm: Yes
  • Operator body voltage alarm: Yes