cyrnel

Good to hear it's working, whatever the cause.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. Shuffling feet aren't required. Touching isn't required. Visible sparks or shocks you can feel aren't required. Electricity is witchcraft.

Even if the damage isn't immediately fatal, ESD causes breakdowns in junctions and insulators that becomes progressive. It accelerates nasty effects like electromigration in which the tiny wires separate or touch where they shouldn't. Open or shorted circuit. Dead logic. It's a natural process but circuits hit by ESD were just pushed over spec. Now they'll get hot faster, leak earlier, and those contribute to further breakdown.

It's cheaper to be careful.

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