Jump to content

Anti-Static Strap Question

Justin Meyer
By Justin Meyer
in General Discussion
 Share
Go to solution Solved by Godlygamer23,

Ok, so i just had a quick question for when i build my pc. If i plug my power supply into the wall and leave it off, if i put it on carpet will that still take away all of my static electricity or will is that still dangerous to work on a carpet material?

I've built a PC while walking on carpet. Nothing happened. It depends on your area - if you get shocked a lot when touching objects, you'll definitely want to use an anti-static wrist strap. If the power supply is connected to ground, and your antistatic wrist strap is connected to it(and the unit is off), any static electricity will get discharged to the ground prong in the outlet whether or not you're on carpet. That's the whole point of it.

 

I've never used an antistatic wrist strap ever. I have never destroyed any computer component.

Posted

Ok, so i just had a quick question for when i build my pc. If i plug my power supply into the wall and leave it off, if i put it on carpet will that still take away all of my static electricity or will is that still dangerous to work on a carpet material?

CPU: i7 4790k (4.0 Ghz)| Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming-5 ATX LGA1150| RAM: 16 Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro(DDR3-1600, Red 4x4Gb)| GPU: EVGA GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0| Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black with Window)| Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB and Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD| PSU: Corsair HX750i 80+ Platinum| Display(s):  Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" | Cooling: Corsair H100i GTX| Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB| Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma|

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/323722-anti-static-strap-question/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

still dangerous, always work away from carpet on a table and disconnect ur pc completely. I ground my strap to my PC cause then u and the PC have equal charge so no discharge will accur

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

still dangerous, always work away from carpet on a table and disconnect ur pc completely. I ground my strap to my PC cause then u and the PC have equal charge so no discharge will accur

Ok, and ill just work in like my kitchen where theres no carpet. 

CPU: i7 4790k (4.0 Ghz)| Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming-5 ATX LGA1150| RAM: 16 Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro(DDR3-1600, Red 4x4Gb)| GPU: EVGA GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0| Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black with Window)| Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB and Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD| PSU: Corsair HX750i 80+ Platinum| Display(s):  Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" | Cooling: Corsair H100i GTX| Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB| Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma|

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

i just dont wear socks and make my toes touch the leg of the metal desk :P

We're all dying slowly

 

Pentium G3258 3.2 ghz / ECS z97 pk MOBO / Intel Stock Cooler / R9 290 DD / Corsair Carbide Air 240 / 4GB mushkin stealth ram at 1600 / XFX 650W 80+ gold PSU / Kingston v300 240GB drive W/300GB seagate drive / HP x2301 / Gateway KB / Monoprice GM

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

That won't ground you or provide protection

It will if it's connected to the ground.

  ﷲ   Muslim Member  ﷲ

KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

But he never mentioned that he did that

Unless you have a magical floating table the legs usually touch the ground. 

CPU I7 - 4720HQ • RAM 2 x 8GB • GPU Nvidia GTX 850M Storage 250GB 850 EVO - 1TB Seagate Hybrid
Keyboard CM Storm QuickFire Rapid-I (MX brown) & Pok3r (MX clear) • Mouse Logitech G502 • Sound Audio-Technica ATH-M50X • OS Windows 10 Pro - Linux Arch • Storage Asustor AS7004T

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Unless you have a magical floating table the legs usually touch the ground. 

THat won't provide him protection, will it? By "connected to the ground", that means that the thing you're attached to has a grounding plug or something

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

Ok, so i just had a quick question for when i build my pc. If i plug my power supply into the wall and leave it off, if i put it on carpet will that still take away all of my static electricity or will is that still dangerous to work on a carpet material?

I've built a PC while walking on carpet. Nothing happened. It depends on your area - if you get shocked a lot when touching objects, you'll definitely want to use an anti-static wrist strap. If the power supply is connected to ground, and your antistatic wrist strap is connected to it(and the unit is off), any static electricity will get discharged to the ground prong in the outlet whether or not you're on carpet. That's the whole point of it.

 

I've never used an antistatic wrist strap ever. I have never destroyed any computer component.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I've built a PC while walking on carpet. Nothing happened. It depends on your area - if you get shocked a lot when touching objects, you'll definitely want to use an anti-static wrist strap. If the power supply is connected to ground, and your antistatic wrist strap is connected to it(and the unit is off), any static electricity will get discharged to the ground prong in the outlet whether or not you're on carpet. That's the whole point of it.

 

I've never used an antistatic wrist strap ever. I have never destroyed any computer component.

Ehh, its not a big deal really ill just work in my kitchen just to be safe

CPU: i7 4790k (4.0 Ghz)| Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming-5 ATX LGA1150| RAM: 16 Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro(DDR3-1600, Red 4x4Gb)| GPU: EVGA GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0| Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black with Window)| Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB and Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD| PSU: Corsair HX750i 80+ Platinum| Display(s):  Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" | Cooling: Corsair H100i GTX| Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB| Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma|

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Its always best to play it safe and i never go anywhere near carpet or any static materials so i always ground to case as its equal charge which is important. Even ground to a metal table u can still shock because ur charge is not equal/same as the PC chassis

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

i see your point... my house has like no static anyway but the desk is grounded

We're all dying slowly

 

Pentium G3258 3.2 ghz / ECS z97 pk MOBO / Intel Stock Cooler / R9 290 DD / Corsair Carbide Air 240 / 4GB mushkin stealth ram at 1600 / XFX 650W 80+ gold PSU / Kingston v300 240GB drive W/300GB seagate drive / HP x2301 / Gateway KB / Monoprice GM

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I've built a PC while walking on carpet. Nothing happened. It depends on your area - if you get shocked a lot when touching objects, you'll definitely want to use an anti-static wrist strap. If the power supply is connected to ground, and your antistatic wrist strap is connected to it(and the unit is off), any static electricity will get discharged to the ground prong in the outlet whether or not you're on carpet. That's the whole point of it.

 

I've never used an antistatic wrist strap ever. I have never destroyed any computer component.

Well all i can say is u are very VERY lucky! There is a reson they exist mate!

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well all i can say is u are very VERY lucky! There is a reson they exist mate!

I regularly touched the power supply connected to ground.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

But he never mentioned that he did that

But he never mentioned he didn't.

  ﷲ   Muslim Member  ﷲ

KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

THat won't provide him protection, will it? By "connected to the ground", that means that the thing you're attached to has a grounding plug or something

Nope by ground I mean actual earth, it really works.

  ﷲ   Muslim Member  ﷲ

KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

But, if you're explaining your setup, then you'd surely include that...

Fair point.

  ﷲ   Muslim Member  ﷲ

KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing General Discussion

×