Do you take ESD precautions?

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Originally Posted by manker

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Electrostatic Discharge

Not as fun as it sounds.

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Originally Posted by Withcheese

Electrostatic Discharge

Not as fun as it sounds.

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I got that bit, I meant what would we get the electric shocks from?

Is it our PCs or ... acrylic cardigans :crying:

It's to protect the computer from the user, anti static equipment prevents us from giving an electric discharge and messing up the circuits :unsure:

Neither I nor anyone I know has ever used those silly things.

This thread flew right over my head :blink:

I'd never even heard of such a thing before.


It's almost as if the people that make them are trying to create a false need that they can profit from. Damn Ferengii :dry:

I don`t anything and never harm any parts eather..

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Originally Posted by manker

This thread flew right over my head :blink:

I'd never even heard of such a thing before.


It's almost as if the people that make them are trying to create a false need that they can profit from. Damn Ferengii :dry:

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But Quark industries say they're essential http://www.filesharingtalk.com/vb3/i...ies/unsure.gif

They're trying to take my latinum :crying:

I always fire up the van der graff generator before i go anywhere near any computer...