Wait a minute.  Rick, I'm sorry - but there were some errors in your
statement that need to be addressed.  If you wear the wrist strap and get
hit with 30,000 volts.  It WILL go up the arm, through the heart, and all
over until it finds the path to the ground.  That is what electricity does.
The wrist strap does NOT protect a person from electrical shock.  It is only
designed to protect the ESD sensitive equipment.  For that reason, it is not
recommended that anyone use themselves as a grounding point when working on
high voltage equipment like the power supply or the anode in the monitor.
Low voltage ESD is harmful to the system, but (generally) not harmful to
hummans.  However, 30,000 volts will put you 6 feet under in a hurry.  The
anti-static strap should only be used to prevent ESD damage to the delicate
circuitry of the computer.  It is not a protective device for electrical
shock to humans.

...John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Fw: Adding memory...


> FWIW,
> The real reason for the  wrist strap PLACEMENT on your wrist,
> (in relation to the protection it gives YOU, as opposed to the computer),
> is that it keeps any stray currents from going up your arms and through
> your heart.  200ma kills, (through the heart...)
>
> Not much at all...
>
> No burning is involved, just a simple disruption of the electrical
"circuits"
> around the heart...             YMMV...   (RIP?)
>
>                                           Rick Glazier
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carroll Grigsby" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > Just an add-on to Stan's excellent advice and counsel: Mark Minasi (who
has
> > written a series of books about upgrading and repairing) once wrote that
a
> > good way to avoid static problems is to work barefooted. No wrist strap,
no
> > need to continually reground yourself. It's always worked for me. I must

> > admit that this practice did create some controversy when I did it at
work.
> > After that, I just waited until those-who-have-nothing-better-to-do had
left
> > for the day before going inside the case.
>
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