Static electricity

[jec]

just wondering, what can static elec. kill on a comp and how would you know if something is affected by static? :angel:

[red930]

A sharp pain accompanied by a flashing blue arc of light is a bad thing.

 

You can actually pop something with a static discharge that you can't feel. Just about any component can be affected.

[mucker]

Basic info: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Comput...2002/static.asp

 

Drag your feet across the carpet and produce static electricity up to 12,000v

 

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[Angry_Games]

you can blow up a million transistors/bridges in a microchip with a simple static shock...always touch the unpainted metal of your case (i grab right onto the psu) with a psu installed and plugged into the wall to make sure you ground yourself out

[RB2002]

i always work on a grounding mat or use a grounding band when i assemble my rigs (usually grounding band)

[jec]

I read the article. Very helpful!!!!

[XipeTotec]

Keep your environment at ~55% relative humidity and you will have no static problems to worry about.

[Cobia69]

Let's not bring up the :shake: fat back-ended cat and his ability to generate static electricity while walking across speaker wires. ExRroadie's solution to the .....nvm. I said too much. PETA would get involved and that's just messy.