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ESD strap or gloves?

Maximun
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so i was wondering instead of a ESD strap that if a pair of latex gloves (What the doctors snap on before to use that deadly finger lol) would do the same job?

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Don't think so. But you don't even need to bother with that stuff anyways.

some people are prone to getting static shock, i havent felt it or anything in a long time but i just want to be sure, dont want to damage any of my parts

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some people are prone to getting static shock, i havent felt it or anything in a long time but i just want to be sure, dont want to damage any of my parts

If you touch your case and don't get kinky with someone on a shag carpet you're not going to kill your components.

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Well electrictiy doesn't conduct very well through rubber so I guess they wouldn't be completely useless. Anyways I never take any greater percautions than just touching a hunk of metal every time I move around a lot and so far I hadn't damaged anything.

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Yep. I've been doing this all my life for the most part and the only time I have ever used a strap is when an employer required it. Aside from that I just ground myself on something metal.

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Well electrictiy doesn't conduct very well through rubber so I guess they wouldn't be completely useless. Anyways I never take any greater percautions than just touching a hunk of metal every time I move around a lot and so far I hadn't damaged anything.

You would be surprised to know that a static shock can go through plastic and kill components.

Touching something metallic that is grounded is a better idea.

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