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I bought an electronics kitset and the IC socket was placed in foam. I didn't think IC sockets were antistatic so why would it need to be placed in foam?
So what could be the reason why? We usually place ICs in foams to prevent potentially dangerous static electricity from building up between their pins. Especially important for CMOS chips. Consider the foam as a part of the kit and use it for storing your ICs. Foaming Sockets to my mind doesn't make much sense.
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