Wearing vinyl / latex gloves during build...

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frldyz

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For fear of static during my build I was thinking of bringing home some vinyl operatory gloves from my Dental office to wear during my build. They are powder free.



We will be doing the build in the kitchen on a wood table. Pet free environment. Barefoot. And we will have anti-static wrist bands. I know we are doing everything right. But this is my 1st build and I have ALOT of money in components.



Would there be less risk of wearing vinyl gloves with static and eliminate the risk of oils on components.?



Thanks
 
There is no need to use gloves. If you are concerned about static discharge then just touch any metal part of the case before touching any components. However, I've been building pc's for years now and haven't damaged any parts. Just don't build on carpet.
 
Paranoid much ;)

The benefit of gloves would be more along the lines of not getting fingerprints and greasiness on your case. Otherwise as above just touch the side of your current PC before building and that will discharge you and you don't really need to do anything else.
 
I second what the other two said. However if you want to be extra cautious than go ahead and use the static wrist strap.
 
Been building them for 20 years now and I think I have used a wrist strap once? for like 5 minutes. Just touch the side before you touch any components just like you would before you pump your gas.
 
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