Computer upgrade - Static (OT maybe)

[tinnews]

The cost is in time and wasted effort chasing wierd and wonderful faults, not the cost of the component.

[tinnews]

It's (supposedly) in conductive packaging which you'll bring to the same voltage as 'you' by touching the outside. Even if you don't the electical 'mass' of the chip is relatively small so the charge that will flow to/from it when you touch it is much less likely to damage it than if (for example) you discharge yourself through it to the PC chassis when you plug it in before you've connected yourself to the PC by other means (i.e. wrist wire or touching the case).

[Stephen Howard]

Same here. My computers stopped being unreliable when I stopped fiddling around with the OS settings ( especially W9x )!

Regards,

[Man at B&Q]

The last one I had that was unreliable was entirely my fault and nothing to do with static. It was built with a verowire pen and used

16kx1 DRAMs with some very dodgy timing circuits.

MBQ

[Man at B&Q]

They were old hat by then (1988)!

MBQ

[Broadback]

The wrist strap would connect to the PC chassis, the only difference between that and you holding the chassis with the other hand is, if it did happen to be live you would be protected. Common sense prevails.

[Andy Champ]

That'll do nicely.

Just don't make me watch :)

Andy

[John]

Done it successfully! Kept it plugged in (but turned off at socket) Kept in contact with chassis.