Kinetronics Tiger Cloth 250 x 450 mm is an antistatic microfibre cloth specially developed for cleaning photographic film.

Kinetronics Tiger Cloth ASC is made of highly conductive antistatic fabric. It is ideal for cleaning film strips, electronic circuit boards, CDs, monitor and scanner screens, and much more. The cloth's special blended fabric consists of two different fibres. The conductive part of the fabric safely dissipates electrical charges, while the ultra-soft microfibres gently remove dust and dirt of all kinds. Unlike many of its competitors, Kinetronics deliberately refrains from impregnating the cloth with conductive liquids or other substances.

Where no tinctures evaporate, nothing can dry out. This means that the conductive effect of the cloth remains constant throughout its entire service life. This makes the ASC particularly advantageous for use in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards. Tests carried out by an independent institute showed that the resistance values of the Kinetronics ASC are significantly lower than those of its competitors.

In addition, the cloth can be easily washed at 30°C. After drying, preferably in a tumble dryer, the cloth is ready for use again – for many more thorough cleanings. ASC is available in three different sizes.

ASC-PP – 450 x 250 mm

ASC-TC8 – 200 x 200 mm

ASC-TC5 – 145 x 130 mm

Kinetronics Tiger Cloth Technical data:

• Fabric composition: polyester
• Fabric colour: orange incorporated into the fibre
• Conductive polyester fibres woven into the fabric at 4 mm intervals
• Light dirt release additive
• Solid conductivity: <10 megohms dry, measured according to the Kinetronics TC-01 test method
• Cleaning instructions: Wash with other synthetic fibres, preferably in a small wash load.
• Use normal detergent, warm or cold water, a gentle cycle and, if available, an additional rinse cycle.
• Tumble dry on low heat.
• Conductivity is not affected by washing.
• Estimated life of the cloth: 25 to 100 washes, depending on the degree of soiling during washing.
• The end of the useful life for optical cleaning is reached when the fibres of the cloth show visible breaks that can lead to the formation of lint.

These measurements were taken on 22 December 1998 on a random selection of anti-static cloths using an ACL-386 resistance meter. This measuring instrument measures surface resistance in ohms in accordance with the ESD Association's S-11.11 standard. The measurements obtained with the ACL-386 correlate directly with the measurements according to standard S-11.11 using a defined concentric precision ring holder. The measurements performed with the ACL-386 do not follow the procedure described in standard S-11.11, but the data obtained correlate with the values according to this standard. The measuring instrument used was calibrated and certified on 16 December 1998. Due to the uneven saturation of these anti-static cloths, deviations in the test data may occur.