Anti-static questions

[goof doofus]

I have questions about avoiding static.

 

- Is it enough to wear an anti-static wrist/ankle strap, connect the alligator clip to a turned-off plugged-in power supply, plug the power supply into a surge protector, and then plug the surge protector into any 3-prong outlet?

- When would that not ground me?

- What about the metal tools? Can I just touch the metal parts of the tools while I'm grounded and expect the tools to be grounded as well.

[failblox]

That'll probably ground you as much as you can possibly be grounded. Honestly I wouldn't worry about static - just touch your case or power supply every once in a while, depending on what the climate is like where in live. A lot of people build their computers without an anti-static wrist/ankle strap, and it's perfectly fine.