I'd be very skeptical about that claim without substantial evidence of it surviving in the field. Especially if you use ROHS solder, which is more brittle than

I'd be very skeptical about that claim without substantial evidence of it surviving in the field. Especially if you use ROHS solder, which is more brittle than leaded solder. There is an ESD diode in the design but it only protects certain pathways -- a zap could come from anywhere if the thing is bare.