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dont lick batteries while holding a titan x.

 

besides that your good. 

 

 

edit: serious answer, just avoid static electricity and you're golden. work on wood and you will be fine, if your working on a customers PC ground yourself. and do not put components ONTOP of the shielding they come in

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Work with ESD's in mind.

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-Occasionally ground yourself

 

-Don't lick anything

 

-Brute force is usually not the correct answer

 

-Don't do anything Linus has ever done.

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make sure you always have at least an inch of water on the floor, ensure all electrical outlets are exposed, have pc float on a small raft.

 

and click all the free competition ads you come across.

 

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-Don't do anything Linus has ever done.

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The best way to stay safe is to always wear rubber...............................gloves, no chance of ESD. :D

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dont lick batteries while holding a titan x.

 

besides that your good. 

 

 

edit: serious answer, just avoid static electricity and you're golden. work on wood and you will be fine, if your working on a customers PC ground yourself. and do not put components ONTOP of the shielding they come in

I always put my components on top of the bags. I think it's totally fine.

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I always put my components on top of the bags. I think it's totally fine.

the bags work by channeling the static AROUND the bag, the outside is coated in conductive material. parts so well built nowadays, that it probably is fine, and if it did die, you would just RMA it anyway, but just how the bags physically work, your jumping connections and solders and such. 

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Never eat 30 mins befor working on a build.Or you will get cramps.

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Just make sure that you don't set the server room on fire. :P

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-Brute force is usually not the correct answer

 

-Don't do anything Linus has ever done.

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Setting your motherboard on the bag is fine just don't test on. The bag. Also handle any and pcb boards by the edges avoid touching capaciters. For handling your motherboard hold onto the edges and and one hand one the heat sinks

And do what other people say and you are good

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Take your socks off and don't drool or sneeze on your components. Follow these easy steps and you too could have a fully-functioning computer, even on a carpet!

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-Occasionally ground yourself

 

-Don't lick anything

 

-Brute force is usually not the correct answer

 

-Don't do anything Linus has ever done.

He grounds himself from time to time, does that mean I should or shouldn't ground myself? Make up your mind!/jk

No seriously, has grounding ever saved someone? I mean if they even noticed. Don't say well they're alive. :D

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He grounds himself from time to time, does that mean I should or shouldn't ground myself? Make up your mind!

No seriously, has grounding ever saved someone? I mean if they even noticed. Don't say well they're alive. :D

Static electricity doesn't really kill anyone anyways.

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

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Static electricity doesn't really kill anyone anyways.

 

Exactly my point.

The ability to google properly is a skill of its own. 

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He grounds himself from time to time, does that mean I should or shouldn't ground myself? Make up your mind!/jk

No seriously, has grounding ever saved someone? I mean if they even noticed. Don't say well they're alive. :D

 

the thing with grounding is you never notice it until it's to late, the chance is small but why take the risk?

in his build logs linus always wears a grounding armband around his ankle, it's one of the few risks even he doesnt take

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use protection.
seriously. Wear a anti static strap

I just felt like I needed somthing here

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I always put my components on top of the bags. I think it's totally fine.

ESD bags are conductive on the outside.

"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

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use protection.

seriously. Wear a anti static strap

And if you suffer from dry skin, make sure your skin is moist or the strap will not work.

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

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Turn the PC off before you alter that wire, seriously.

Just do it, you'll save your fingers from spinning fan blades.

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