Grr...

IceNine · Posted: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:10:59 Post Subject: Grr...

I just fried a Biostar M7VIT mobo and a WD 40GB Hard drive... I must be the biggest idiot alive. Mad

Remind me to touch the case next time... Bang Head

trekrider · Posted: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:19:02 Post Subject:

I've got myself into the habbit of putting on a wrist strap (minus the cord and clip) just to remind me to touch the case. My house is carpeted throughout and I'm always getting up looking for this or that. While the wrist strap does not ground you without the cord and clip...its enough to remind me.

IceNine · Posted: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:20:10 Post Subject:

I think my apartment somehow has a alot more static than my last one... Sad

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

I've been lucky enough in my carpeted house and have never had an issue. It's risky... but walking on carpet with socks on carpet with va ideo card in one hand and a harddisk in the other is fun...
Rolling Eyes

Grounding is a pain but for a $5.00 investment to protect your electronics you can't go wrong.

IceNine · Posted: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:29:01 Post Subject:

Yeah I think I'm going to pick of them up next time I go to ComputerGeeks will call.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:07:24 Post Subject:

Yep... I always ground myself. Heck.. I'm gounded right now... I even ground myself when I take a dump! You just never know....

Crazy

trekrider · Posted: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:50:40 Post Subject:

IceNine · Posted: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:13:27 Post Subject:

A humidifier or de-humidifier? Here in Cali (about 0.5 miles from the beach) I have plenty of humidity! Cool