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wrist band
09-09-2010 7:10 PM
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Could you use a pair of surgeons gloves instead ?
Re: wrist band
09-09-2010 7:13 PM
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Re: wrist band
09-09-2010 8:02 PM
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09-09-2010 8:15 PM
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Some reports say latex gloves can actually make static worse! Just think of when you last rubbed a balloon on a jumper and stuck it on the wall using static electricity. If it was anti-static it would not stick!
Re: wrist band
09-09-2010 9:49 PM
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Disks are easy - put the PC on the kitchen table to do the job.
Keep the disk in the anti-static packaging until you are ready to go.
The biggest problem is usually working out how the covers are meant to slide off!
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: wrist band
09-09-2010 10:10 PM
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Re: wrist band
10-09-2010 1:17 PM
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As long as you take sensible precautions like opening the case on a hard surface and not trying to touch the gold contacts then you'll be fine.
Re: wrist band
06-10-2010 2:57 PM
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Years ago scientists did some research into the effects of static electricity on electronic components (such as IC's) and found that while they wouldn't immediately be destroyedby static shock, it would in fact trigger a molecular break down process to start which would cause the component to fail many years down the line. I seem to remember a figure of 9 years. With the pace of computer development these days that hardly seems worth worrying about however I must admit I've still got some sub 1GHz machines running here which I still use.
The idea of the strap is to carry static charge away from your body to the ground. You're supposed to connect it to an earth point - IE the top pin of a 3 pin socket or a radiator pipe. I've played with this many times.. Try getting a new bin bag off the roll (IE black sack) full of static right? - touch it against the copper pipe of one of your radiators for a few seconds then take it off. You'll still find it covered with static. Same applies if you're wearing clothes with static in them too. Odd isn't it.
Re: wrist band
06-10-2010 3:00 PM
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Try using a wet bin bag.
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Re: wrist band
06-10-2010 3:48 PM
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06-10-2010 4:20 PM
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The earth is still connected, and that means the entire case of the computer is earthed. Regularly making definite contact with the bare metal of the case will continually earth you.
And no, I've worked with the guts of computers for over 20 years now, and have never seen a component blow due to static.
B.
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06-10-2010 8:51 PM
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Quote from: Peter Some reports say latex gloves can actually make static worse! Just think of when you last rubbed a balloon on a jumper and stuck it on the wall using static electricity. If it was anti-static it would not stick!
I have used a static detector in the past when `conducting` (sorry) training on anti static handling procedures. Silicon rubber tubing has a charge of around 6KV. Gloves would be just as bad.
Re: wrist band
07-10-2010 2:12 AM
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Quote from: Barry One rule I always stick by when opening up a computer - leave it plugged in but turned off at the mains.
The earth is still connected, and that means the entire case of the computer is earthed. Regularly making definite contact with the bare metal of the case will continually earth you.
And no, I've worked with the guts of computers for over 20 years now, and have never seen a component blow due to static.
B.
You wouldn't necessarily see it 'blow' though barry - you should know that! How many dead motherboards have you heard of in your time though? - Failing HDDs, Memory module faults... etc. You can't physically see a fault with them but yet it doesn't work. That was the point I was trying to make. Static can take years to internally destroy a component.
I did once see a polarized electrolytic cap blow once in a lab... for such a small part it made a fair bit of smoke!
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07-10-2010 7:19 AM
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07-10-2010 8:54 AM
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