Desco - Desco - Mini Continuous Monitor

High Visibility

Quick Response Time

ParkSnap™

Wave Distortion Technology

High Visibility

The ESD continuous monitor's illuminated enclosure makes the status of the operator and worksurface highly visible to the operator and supervisor. Green indicates that the operator and worksurface are grounded, red indicates a grounding failure, and blue indicates when the operator port is vacant. High visibility helps operator awareness especially when wearing headphones and the audible alarm cannot be heard.

Quick Response Time

With an alarm response time less than 50 milliseconds, the Mini Monitor quickly notifies the operator should the wrist strap or worksurface lose its path-to-ground. This allows the monitor to catch the moment when wrist cords degrade and lose continuity.

ParkSnap™

The ParkSnap™ allows the operator to disconnect and park a wristband when leaving the workstation without creating a false alarm. Touch the ParkSnap™ or park delay switch, and the monitor’s audible alarm will disable for approximately 8 seconds. Use this time to disconnect the wrist cord from the wristband, and attach it to the ParkSnap™ or remove the banana plug from the jack. Upon returning to the workstation and disconnecting the wrist cord from the ParkSnap™, the operator has approximately 8 seconds to reconnect the wrist cord to a worn wristband before activating the alarm.

Wave Distortion Technology is the Most Reliable Technology for the Continuous Monitoring of Single-Wire (Conductor) Wrist Straps

“Wave Distortion” or vector impedance works by applying a continuous test voltage of 1.2 volts peak-to-peak at 1 to 2 microamperes (0.000002 amperes) to the wrist strap that is connected to the continuous or constant monitor. The test voltage creates a square wave that the monitor circuit compares to established patterns. By monitoring the “distortions”, or shape of the square wave, Wave Distortion Technology determines if the monitored circuit is complete - the operator is in the circuit and the total equivalent DC resistance is within specifications. Wave Distortion Technology produces a very fast alarm time and minimal false alarms.