I just received the parts for the my new computer, and I am about ready to put it together, however, I don't know how to ground myself. I Google'd it, but there are so many conflicting opinions.
Aside from wearing the anti-static wristband, how do I ground myself without running the risk of frying my stuff?
I just make sure i'm touching something metal like my case or a side panel .
[QUOTE=TheJoker;32416210]I just make sure i'm touching something metal like my case or a side panel .[/QUOTE]
Should the case be plugged in or anything?
And should I be holding it, or just touch it every 3 minutes?
You'll be fine unless you're shuffling around in wool socks on shag carpet while building your pc.
You don't need to shell out 30 bucks just to be anti static.. The ideal way is to just have the case on a NON CARPET area, install the PSU, and plug it in to a socket. This way, the case and PSU is grounded. All you have to do now is to touch any metal parts of the case occasionally to release the static charge. To be honest, the chance of the static charge destroying your parts is really low. the number is insignificant. if you are paranoid, just do what I just said earlier if it makes you feel any better.
I built my pc in my carpeted room, although wearing no socks.
All i did was touch the ground in a outlet everytime i was about to touch a sensitive part.
Thanks for the help guys.
I successfully completed it.
As someone who's about to build a PC myself, how do you ground yourself if your case interior is completely painted?
[QUOTE=X-Neon;32470926]As someone who's about to build a PC myself, how do you ground yourself if your case interior is completely painted?[/QUOTE]#
you wont fry it trust me
do you know how hard it is to damage a pc with static
My old tech teacher told me about the trick where you touch something metal like the case, but I'd never thought about plugging in the PSU as well to ground it. Is that safe? I've seen my friend get zapped by a capacitor (and this happens to him all the time apparently) so it's probably not a good idea if working on a system. How would I do this method successfully? Do you just turn off the power supply but leave it plugged in, or leave it plugged in and on as well? I'll probably continue doing it my way (PSU off and cord taken out when working on it) unless there's a serious flaw in that strategy.
[QUOTE=rodent-man;32487436]My old tech teacher told me about the trick where you touch something metal like the case, but I'd never thought about plugging in the PSU as well to ground it. Is that safe? I've seen my friend get zapped by a capacitor (and this happens to him all the time apparently) so it's probably not a good idea if working on a system. How would I do this method successfully? Do you just turn off the power supply but leave it plugged in, or leave it plugged in and on as well? I'll probably continue doing it my way (PSU off and cord taken out when working on it) unless there's a serious flaw in that strategy.[/QUOTE]
to ground yourself PROPERLY, you MUST either touch a water pipe or have the PSU PLUGGED IN BUT NOT ON, and the PSU must be preinstalled into the case. Having the PSU inside the case, but not plugged in is pointless. Same goes with just touching the case itself w/o the PSU. When you ground yourself properly via touching the PSU, there is a 3rd hole in the socket, usually on the top. That little 3rd bar is what's grounding everything because it goes all the way into the ground. It is conductive, BUT there's no electricity running into the PSU via that grounding wire. Kinda hard to explain, but if you have taken some sort of Physics class, you'll know what I mean :D
[QUOTE=_deStroyed;32492581]to ground yourself PROPERLY, you MUST either touch a water pipe or have the PSU PLUGGED IN BUT NOT ON, and the PSU must be preinstalled into the case. Having the PSU inside the case, but not plugged in is pointless. Same goes with just touching the case itself w/o the PSU. When you ground yourself properly via touching the PSU, there is a 3rd hole in the socket, usually on the top. That little 3rd bar is what's grounding everything because it goes all the way into the ground. It is conductive, BUT there's no electricity running into the PSU via that grounding wire. Kinda hard to explain, but if you have taken some sort of Physics class, you'll know what I mean :D[/QUOTE]
It's still unnecessary, a PC Chassi has enough capacity in itself to dissipate all the static charge you could ever hope to make.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;32502091]It's still unnecessary, a PC Chassi has enough capacity in itself to dissipate all the static charge you could ever hope to make.[/QUOTE]
meh, its just for the people who are super paranoid about static charge damaging their shit. The ONLY time i fucked up my HDD on this 9 yr old pc ( i have a laptop which i use more) was when I tripped on the Ultra ATA cable and it disconnected while it was formatting lmfao. Other than that, static charge didn't do shit. Some people just can't do stuff, unless they know its 100% safe, so I'm just putting that out there for those few people.
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