How do i make a static free work station?

[bacithecat]

I dont have a mat or wrist cable or anything like that. My basement is humid n i heard that u can just touch a plugged in psu to ground.

[minibois]

4 minutes ago, bacithecat said:

I dont have a mat or wrist cable or anything like that. My basement is humid n i heard that u can just touch a plugged in psu to ground.

Plug your PSU into the wall and just touch that and you're good.

If you're building PC's for a living, it can be worth it to invest in a mat (which basically does the same thing, plugs into the wall/something else grounded and just leads the electricity from your body to ground), but if you're just building a single PC, the PSU method should be good.

Just touch it a couple times during PC building. (PSU does not need to be ON during this).

[Letgomyleghoe]

I’ve never had problems with static, just work on a non conductive surface ie. wood, cardboard.

 

as said ground yourself on the psu

 

 

[WambleCropped]

16 minutes ago, bacithecat said:

I dont have a mat or wrist cable or anything like that. My basement is humid n i heard that u can just touch a plugged in psu to ground.

find a metal table to build on, wear thick wool socks, carpet the floor, and drag your feet around when you walk

[Boomwebsearch]

13 minutes ago, minibois said:

Just touch it a couple times during PC building. (PSU does not need to be ON during this).

 

Actually, PSU should NOT be turned on when being used to ground yourself when touching it, you may short something accidentally. For grounding yourself, touch a metal part of your case or plugged in and powered off PSU, or use an anti-static wrist-strap hooked to the fan grill of the PSU.

[mr moose]

20 minutes ago, Boomwebsearch said:

 

Actually, PSU should NOT be turned on when being used to ground yourself when touching it, you may short something accidentally. For grounding yourself, touch a metal part of your case or plugged in and powered off PSU, or use an anti-static wrist-strap hooked to the fan grill of the PSU.

This ^^, we don't need another useless thread full of  "I built a million pc's and never killed one" arguments.  Just use a strap earthed out and avoid touching the pins directly.   That is the only advice you should be getting. 

[Boomwebsearch]

9 minutes ago, mr moose said:

This ^^, we don't need another useless thread full of  "I built a million pc's and never killed one" arguments.  Just use a strap earthed out and avoid touching the pins directly.   That is the only advice you should be getting. 

 

It is better to be safe than be sorry, especially when you are working with expensive computer hardware, getting an anti-static wrist strap for $2 to $5 and taking the few seconds to wear it and connect to a plugged in and powered off PSU is definitely worth it to prevent potentially damaging your equipment.

[mr moose]

5 minutes ago, Boomwebsearch said:

 

It is better to be safe than be sorry, especially when you are working with expensive computer hardware, getting an anti-static wrist strap for $2 to $5 and taking the few seconds to wear it and connect to a plugged in and powered off PSU is definitely worth it to prevent potentially damaging your equipment.

And even more so when you are giving that advice to other people,  it's so easy to be self assured you know the risks when it's not your gear at risk.

[James Gilbert]

3 hours ago, bacithecat said:

I dont have a mat or wrist cable or anything like that. My basement is humid n i heard that u can just touch a plugged in psu to ground.

Yes it really doesn't matter if you don't have the full kit. All I did when I built mine was kept touching the metal bolt on my radiator every 10 minutes or so, and I've never had any problems. However, it is important that you have a large, tidy working space. Whether that's a large desk or a table it definitely helps with keeping everything tidy whilst working on your PC. Just don't be building it on the floor of your living room like Lego or anything daft like that.