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anti-static wrist band

Originally posted by: rookie1010
can you recommend an anti-static wrist band make.

on a bad day, my friends kind of stay away from me, i am so zappy.

it is a miracle i put my machine together without frying anything

i found a belkin wrist band on amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...2494963-9202036

what/where do you guys recommend i clip the wrist band to?
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I looked into this a while ago. I decided $5 was too much and grabbed a roll of copper wire and some wire cutters instead. Those bands are nice looking though. I might buy one if I worked on cmputers all the time.
 
I got myself one for $5, for the peace of mind when i was putting my computer together. I just put in on my wrist and connected the clip to my case, near the psu, which was plugged into the wall outlet, but the outlet wasn't switched on. It just needs to be connected somehow to the ground pin on your household power point. The metal case of the psu is connected to the earth, and when you screw the PSU it into your case, the whole metal case becomes grounded.

What "halfpower" did was fine, just dont do it on a day when there's lightning outside, or else it could charge you with static. It's okay if you use a braclet on day with lightning though; they have a 1MOhm resistor between you and the ground, so lightning doesn't make a difference.

Also, just because of convience, you only really need to use it when handling the CPU(+hsf), Graphics Card, MoBo and RAM. When you get to the HDDs and optical drives, it doesn't really matter. And your PSU obviously wont be friend if you touch it with static. 🙂

Hope that helped.
RoD
 
Here and clip it to the meatl mainframe of the Case...

edit= I do not wear one when working @ home because I know what to do but I would never go to a Clients Place and not use one just for the principle of the thing!
 
I just touch the case of the PC occasionally - and I generally work barefoot on a cement floor, which seems to keep me grounded by itself.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
I just touch the case of the PC occasionally - and I generally work barefoot on a cement floor, which seems to keep me grounded by itself.
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I agree with the barefoot part....most people don't work on a concrete floor, but touching the case or trying to keep one hand on the case as much as possible should be good enough.
 
I've put systems together and worked on others in socks and sweats, on a plush carpet, in the winter. Never an issue. Just keep your supplies and components nearby so you're not getting up and down and building up a big charge. Also, as others have said, before you start and periodically thereafter, touch the case or another metal object to discharge any buildup. Most of the time, I work with one wrist or arm resting on the case just for overkill.
 
Also, when I pick up an expansion card, I try to touch its metal backplate first. That's connected the card's ground connections anyway - though I don't know if that really makes much difference.
 
Originally posted by: rod
I got myself one for $5, for the peace of mind when i was putting my computer together. I just put in on my wrist and connected the clip to my case, near the psu, which was plugged into the wall outlet, but the outlet wasn't switched on. It just needs to be connected somehow to the ground pin on your household power point. The metal case of the psu is connected to the earth, and when you screw the PSU it into your case, the whole metal case becomes grounded.

What "halfpower" did was fine, just dont do it on a day when there's lightning outside, or else it could charge you with static. It's okay if you use a braclet on day with lightning though; they have a 1MOhm resistor between you and the ground, so lightning doesn't make a difference.

Also, just because of convience, you only really need to use it when handling the CPU(+hsf), Graphics Card, MoBo and RAM. When you get to the HDDs and optical drives, it doesn't really matter. And your PSU obviously wont be friend if you touch it with static. 🙂

Hope that helped.
RoD
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