Malpine Walis
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Do you use anti-static wrist straps?
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Malpine Walis
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Personally, no. But I use my kitchen counter for assembly work. So I have a cold water pipe handy.
9mmCensor
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nope. I rub my feet on my carpet to discharge my electricity before I work with computers.
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Lol... I sometimes do... sometimes don't. Depends on what I am doing.
If I am adjusting a fan... or adding a hard drive no.
If I am fooling with my graphics card yes.
jdrake90
PS: Thanks Wallis for this poll!
If I am adjusting a fan... or adding a hard drive no.
If I am fooling with my graphics card yes.
jdrake90
PS: Thanks Wallis for this poll!
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i use my clean room for pc assembly ........
but really...
i use nothing by my screwdriver and can of compressed air
but really...
i use nothing by my screwdriver and can of compressed air
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Never wear shoes when I work so I never need to worry much about static electricity. If my dogs can't breath, I can't think straight!
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Wyeth (where i work) requires the use of anti-static wrist straps whenever you open a computer case. So it has basically become a habit.
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Wiggles said:
Never have, never had any problems. I work on my workbench in my basement, there's a concrete floor so I really don't even worry about it.
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I have carpet floor, and no, I don't.
Though how my ram died is definately something that boggles me. The only thing I can say is static, but if that was so, then my CPU would have died, and maybe my vid card/sound card/NIC in different situations as well (I put my ram on the carpet for 2 seconds)
Though how my ram died is definately something that boggles me. The only thing I can say is static, but if that was so, then my CPU would have died, and maybe my vid card/sound card/NIC in different situations as well (I put my ram on the carpet for 2 seconds)
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nope, wheter it be on my ceramique tiled floor or my rugs, i never do, as i say
"I am so negative, i cant get a charge to even start building up"
"I am so negative, i cant get a charge to even start building up"
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[arnold voice/] wrist band.....I dont use no stinnnkin wrist band [arnold voice\]
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hainer36 said:
HAHAHA thats pretty good.
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I do now, because my room at college is a giant static ball (wall-to-wall carpet in the bedrooms). At home the floors are wood and so is my worktable, so I'm generally not afraid of buildup; I also tend to like working barefoot as well
If installing drives: no
If fiddling with mobo or anything on it: generally yes, can't hurt if I do
I have one (cordless) in my toolkit anyway, as I for some unknown reason attract a charge at times--don't want to be held responsible for killing anything someone asks me to fix.
If installing drives: no
If fiddling with mobo or anything on it: generally yes, can't hurt if I do
I have one (cordless) in my toolkit anyway, as I for some unknown reason attract a charge at times--don't want to be held responsible for killing anything someone asks me to fix.
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I have never used one. Just using a little common sense when working on the MB eliminates any ESD. When I am working on my motherboard I will touch the chassis first to make sure there is no static charge. I also wear rubber sole shoes
I always have contact with the case as well as work on a wood bench..
However I have fried a HD with static on a repair for a client LMAO..I was on the floor,new carpet in the winter..I surged about 20,000 volts I laughed but the client did not think it to funny ! ! ! ! Good thing he is a long time friend and COMP USA is clueless . . . .
However I have fried a HD with static on a repair for a client LMAO..I was on the floor,new carpet in the winter..I surged about 20,000 volts I laughed but the client did not think it to funny ! ! ! ! Good thing he is a long time friend and COMP USA is clueless . . . .
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Wow, I'm surprised so many people said no...
I didn't until this year. When I bought the components for this rig back in december/january, I figured I'd put up $10 for a strap vs $270 for a new proc (I had a 3500 at the time). Certainly can't hurt, especially since the floor is all carpet and I'm usually wearing socks...I use static bags too: Anything that comes out goes on top of a staic bag, never onto the floor or table.
I didn't until this year. When I bought the components for this rig back in december/january, I figured I'd put up $10 for a strap vs $270 for a new proc (I had a 3500 at the time). Certainly can't hurt, especially since the floor is all carpet and I'm usually wearing socks...I use static bags too: Anything that comes out goes on top of a staic bag, never onto the floor or table.
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