Electro Static Discharge

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Is there any information posted in these forums on the damage Electro Static Discharge can cause to computer components? I know it is a common cause of component failure.

If there isn't any information posted I can post some useful information for all who don't know or are learning about the potential damage Electro Static Discharge can cause.
 
Yes it can destroy components, however if you take some general precautions it's very easy to avoid it. For one, make sure you ground yourself when you're working on components, even simply touching the computer case will work.
 
yeah unless you dive right into your computer without even touching it then your fine. since your case is connected to your motherboard, your motherboard to your PSU and your PSU to a Ground wire, you ground yourself by touching your case.
 
2048Megabytes said:
Is there any information posted in these forums on the damage Electro Static Discharge can cause to computer components? I know it is a common cause of component failure.

If there isn't any information posted I can post some useful information for all who don't know or are learning about the potential damage Electro Static Discharge can cause.
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i dont think i would call it a "common" cause of component failure. just touch your computer case to discharge, and dont rub your feet on the carpet and you will be fine.
 
Cleric7x9 said:
i dont think i would call it a "common" cause of component failure. just touch your computer case to discharge, and dont rub your feet on the carpet and you will be fine.
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that's what i've always done just change touch the computer case while working on any machine...

Always worked for me.

Best Regards,
Francisco
 
I've heard otherwise. New style PSU's cannot discharge you like the old AT PSUs do.

Either way, just don't go rubbing computer parts or such, and you'll be fine. I've built plenty of computer without discharging (although I recommend you do so).
 
oscaryu1 said:
I've heard otherwise. New style PSU's cannot discharge you like the old AT PSUs do.

Either way, just don't go rubbing computer parts or such, and you'll be fine. I've built plenty of computer without discharging (although I recommend you do so).
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Well you shouldn't have the PSU connected to the outlet when working on it anyways, so thats not really relevant.
 
you see, i sometimes work on my pc when its plugged in still, i just flip the on/off switch on the PSU. i was told that this kept the case grounded still.
 
i have an antec earthwatts, when i flip the switch off my whole case becomes electrified :)

this is mostly because indians suck at doing a good job of anything so they didnt ground the actual power points in my house hahhhaa

but basically when i turn the switch off, it no longer grounds my system.

anyway while doing anything i pretty much have at least 1 hand touching the case most of the time.
 
lol thats hilarious! i would hate for something like that to happen, wouldn't it fry your equipment?
 
surprisingly no :)

although i have been fried quite a few times hahhh.

basically i had a dud adapter that changed an australian power connection into an indian one. and the grounding connection was touching the active one. so my whole case was live while it was running, usually i managed to not get shocked, but one time i was like sitting on the floor plugging something in at the back, and i touched the case and the shock went through me and out my ankle which was touching the ground.
hahhahahaha
i had a hard time walking for about an hour and it was still painfull the next day. im actually scared of the power in india hahahha. one time i was fixing the inverter and if i wasnt wearing shoes, which i usually wouldnt be, then i would have died for sure hahah

basically that doesnt have much to do with teh static issue because that was an adapter malfuntion, (the computer thing not the inverter thing)

im 90 percent sure i fried my last motherboard, a gigabyte P31, by always vacuuming the dust out, which causes a whole lot of static hahahha

i still havent learned my lesson :D
 
ive answred to a thread like this a while back but be careful with the CPU HDD RAM GPU sound cards basicaly the only things you dont have to worry about are the PSU, fans oh yea motherboards can get verry picky with things like that to
 
I to discussed this in a prior thread, but no one wanted to listen to me about how often static does cause problems.

Everyone thinks that just touching the case is enough. It helps, but will not dissipate all of the static.

Just be sure not to touch anything like the gold leads or any solder joints and you might be ok.

But, I still say if you do not set up a proper work station, your asking for trouble.

I read that less than %10 of returned items can be attributed to improper handling of electronics, but there is still a small likely hood of it happening. All it takes is a couple of micro volts to destroy some of todays electronics. And a shock that you feel is in the range of 20,000 volts.
 
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