No anti-static bag for 3B+?

[jahboater]

My 3B+ came from PiHut and was in an anti-static bag.

These things are designed for children in classrooms, so they must be robust, electrically and mechanically I would think.

[W. H. Heydt]

I suspect that part of reason for the move to the paper bags and now the anti-static cardboard is the current push to reduce the use of plastic that gets into the environment. I dare say it's probably a cost reduction as well, in both the material itself and labor costs of not having to stuff the Pi into a bag and fold it shut.

[k-pi]

Mine's on it's way to me just now, & as long as it's OK when it arrives, I don't care what kind of anti static container it comes in!

[pi-anazazi]

Here about 15 pi 1, 2, 3 and 1 zero. All came in antistatic plastic (although I cannot 100% guarantee for the zero, but for the rest I still have the bags here.....)

[W. H. Heydt]

Here about 15 pi 1, 2, 3 and 1 zero. All came in antistatic plastic (although I cannot 100% guarantee for the zero, but for the rest I still have the bags here.....)

All my Pi0, Pi0W and Pi0WH have come in anti-static plastic bags. The most recent being 3 Pi0WH boards that arrived less than a week ago.

[mahjongg]

The "cardboard bags" with an antistatic logo, ARE antistatic bags, just of a more modern variety, that is less environmentally unfriendly than the pink or grey antistatic plastic bags you may be more familiar with.

[drgeoff]

Mine just arrived this morning from CPC, in a cardboard box, no bag but the box itself clearly marked on the outside as anti-static packaging.

It's an anti-static box instead of bag.

The CPC/Element 14 box is NOT marked as anti-static packaging. The logo to the right of the dustbin means that the contents are sensitive to static and handling precautions should be observed. Look at the top two illustrations at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrost ... ive_device to see the completely different meanings of the logo on your box and the logo on the paper bag pictured earlier in this thread.

[mahjongg]

Mine just arrived this morning from CPC, in a cardboard box, no bag but the box itself clearly marked on the outside as anti-static packaging.

It's an anti-static box instead of bag.

The CPC/Element 14 box is NOT marked as anti-static packaging. The logo to the right of the dustbin means that the contents are sensitive to static and handling precautions should be observed. Look at the top two illustrations at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrost ... ive_device to see the completely different meanings of the logo on your box and the logo on the paper bag pictured earlier in this thread.

The antistatic bag, as seen here: viewtopic.php?f=63&t=208147#p1287144 clearly has the logo that says it has antistatic protection (the semicircle around the antistatic hand symbol, denotes its an EPA). it IS an antistatic bag.

[HawaiianPi]

I believe he was referring to the new 3B+ box, which is not anti-static - it's that card inside the box that the Pi sits on that is supposed to provide the anti-static protection (although it's not marked as such, it only has a barcode on it).

The boxes that we pack Raspberry Pi 3B+ (and recent units of earlier models) into at Sony contain conductive card which have the same effect as an anti-static bag. In practice I suspect it's overkill: I remember back in the day (2010) testing BCM2763 (BCM2835 but in a 9x9mm 0.4mm-pitch package with 128MB of RAM) units with the static gun and not being able to kill them until we turned the PCB itself black through repeated discharges.

[drgeoff]

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Mine just arrived this morning from CPC, in a cardboard box, no bag but the box itself clearly marked on the outside as anti-static packaging.

It's an anti-static box instead of bag.

The CPC/Element 14 box is NOT marked as anti-static packaging. The logo to the right of the dustbin means that the contents are sensitive to static and handling precautions should be observed. Look at the top two illustrations at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrost ... ive_device to see the completely different meanings of the logo on your box and the logo on the paper bag pictured earlier in this thread.

The antistatic bag, as seen here: viewtopic.php?f=63&t=208147#p1287144 clearly has the logo that says it has antistatic protection (the semicircle around the antistatic hand symbol, denotes its an EPA). it IS an antistatic bag.

@mahjongg
If you would read my post properly you should realise that I was disputing the statement by Pithagoros about a box, not a bag.

[mikerr]

The boxes that we pack Raspberry Pi 3B+ (and recent units of earlier models) into at Sony contain conductive card which have the same effect as an anti-static bag.

I did have a little moan when I received my pi (from modmypi) bare in a box supposedly "without any static protection"
Thanks to your post I now know that shiny card WAS the static protection.

It seems picky, but it might be an idea to have "static protection" or something printed onto the back of the static conductive card to let people know. All that's on it at the moment is a barcode UPKG00645 ( which had nothing on google, but now leads to this thread !)



Great job on the 3B+ though, when all we can complain about it is the packaging

[MrEngman]

Exactly the same as I received. Got mine from Pi-Hut.

[HawaiianPi]

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Great job on the 3B+ though, when all we can complain about it is the packaging

You clearly haven't been reading the forums lately.

viewtopic.php?f=63&t=208192 (Micro USB for powering PI is no longer OK)
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=208065 (pi3b+ needs better power supply)
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=207888 (Crypto calculation issues, related to PSU stuff above)
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=208104 (Why can't I run Raspbian Jessie?)

Not to mention all the moaning about the not-quite gigabit Ethernet, wired Ethernet still being part of the USB 2.0 hub chip, no USB 3.0, no 64-bit OS, still only 1GB of RAM, etc...

[W. H. Heydt]

Not to mention all the moaning about the not-quite gigabit Ethernet, wired Ethernet still being part of the USB 2.0 hub chip, no USB 3.0, no 64-bit OS, still only 1GB of RAM, etc...

Yeah...it all boils down to "Why isn't the Pi3B+ the Pi4B with the features *I* want?" Frankly, I am amazed that the RPF managed to pull this particular rabbit out of their collective hats. It's a truly impressive upgrade for something that didn't look to have any room for meaningful upgrades.

[HawaiianPi]

Frankly, I am amazed that the RPF managed to pull this particular rabbit out of their collective hats. It's a truly impressive upgrade for something that didn't look to have any room for meaningful upgrades.

The improved heat management was certainly something that was needed. Sure, people that don't run their Pi3B hard could live without it, but the whole point of a more powerful computer is to use that power, and the Pi3B didn't manage heat well out of the box. The faster Ethernet, dual-band wireless AC and 200MHz speed increase were icing on the cake.

[jahboater]

Frankly, I am amazed that the RPF managed to pull this particular rabbit out of their collective hats. It's a truly impressive upgrade for something that didn't look to have any room for meaningful upgrades.

The improved heat management was certainly something that was needed. Sure, people that don't run their Pi3B hard could live without it, but the whole point of a more powerful computer is to use that power, and the Pi3B didn't manage heat well out of the box. The faster Ethernet, dual-band wireless AC and 200MHz speed increase were icing on the cake.

And the better antenna.
Also they have fixed the act led: viewtopic.php?f=72&t=208381

Presumably many people were hoping for a Pi4 this year.

I thought the first B+ was a truly inspired piece of design, and I am coming to the conclusion that the new 3B+ is also a great Pi model. A better engineered 3B. I like it a lot!

But sadly I still have to keep using my old Odroid C2, it has everything and more that people are complaining is missing from the new Pi at only slightly extra cost and the same form factor. No Wifi though. (but it came in an anti-static bag )

[PeterO]

My DVM says there is significant conductivity in the cardboard.
Cardboard form a similar box shows no measurable conductivity, but the Pi box reads < 200MΩ with the probes ~ 1cm apart.

PeterO

[Pithagoros]

Mine just arrived this morning from CPC, in a cardboard box, no bag but the box itself clearly marked on the outside as anti-static packaging.

It's an anti-static box instead of bag.

The CPC/Element 14 box is NOT marked as anti-static packaging. The logo to the right of the dustbin means that the contents are sensitive to static and handling precautions should be observed. Look at the top two illustrations at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrost ... ive_device to see the completely different meanings of the logo on your box and the logo on the paper bag pictured earlier in this thread.

Hi DRGeoff

You have a different box from the one I have, with different markings.

[drgeoff]

Mine just arrived this morning from CPC, in a cardboard box, no bag but the box itself clearly marked on the outside as anti-static packaging.

It's an anti-static box instead of bag.

The CPC/Element 14 box is NOT marked as anti-static packaging. The logo to the right of the dustbin means that the contents are sensitive to static and handling precautions should be observed. Look at the top two illustrations at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrost ... ive_device to see the completely different meanings of the logo on your box and the logo on the paper bag pictured earlier in this thread.

Hi DRGeoff

You have a different box from the one I have, with different markings.

Mine arrived from CPC on 16th - the day before yours. Can you post a picture of yours?

[marklola82]

I'll add in here - Every Raspberry Pi I have purchased (B+, Pi 2 B, Pi 3 B) have all come in Antistatic bags. If this helps at all, mine were all from element14.

mine came today and its from element14 and it was not in side any bag at all just in the box itself which is very odd ive yet to try it

[W. H. Heydt]

I'll add in here - Every Raspberry Pi I have purchased (B+, Pi 2 B, Pi 3 B) have all come in Antistatic bags. If this helps at all, mine were all from element14.

mine came today and its from element14 and it was not in side any bag at all just in the box itself which is very odd ive yet to try it

Take another look. There should be what appears to be a piece of cardboard in there as well.

[PowerWagon]

I have the card in the bottom of the RPi3B+ box from Arrow delivered by FedEx today, but I have other problems:

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[mahjongg]

wow.... needless to say this, but an antistatic bag doesn't help protect a PI agains being run over by a car, or something like that.

this is one that you should return as "unfit for purpose"....