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If you ship lasers and such, even just occasionally, it's worth it to watch this video from EEVblog. I was shocked that I wasn't using the correct kind of bags. If you do not have ESD bags, please consider only shipping via ground mail and packing your sensitive items in cardboard and newspaper. I recently shipped a flashlight packed in foam padding in a bubble mailer via airmail, and it was DOA.
Edit: Bottom line is that pink bags are not your friend. They prevent the buildup of static charge on the surface of the bag, but an ESD can penetrate right through them. What you really need is the silvery half-opaque metallic baggies. They effectively create a Faraday cage around your devices, blocking them from ESD to the order of kilovolts.
Edit2: I'm an idiot. You can ship your lasers any way you want as long as they're made of metal. Never mind anything I said.
Edit: Bottom line is that pink bags are not your friend. They prevent the buildup of static charge on the surface of the bag, but an ESD can penetrate right through them. What you really need is the silvery half-opaque metallic baggies. They effectively create a Faraday cage around your devices, blocking them from ESD to the order of kilovolts.
Edit2: I'm an idiot. You can ship your lasers any way you want as long as they're made of metal. Never mind anything I said.
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