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Old 01-09-2009, 04:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
Zweiblumen
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Originally Posted by MikeSty View Post
- I wear rubber-soled sneaks and always have my hand on a metal part of the case to ground myself. But once and a while it seems like a component just "dies" - no exploded capacitors, no improper grounding, it's just "fried" and I can't figure out why.
Rubber-soled shoes are good to protect yourself from being electricuted but they help with building up static charge as the body can't ground itself.
If you are often working with sensitive components then a anti-static bracelet might be a good investment.

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Zweiblumen
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