1. Cleaning Your Computer
Have you ever felt a jolt when you grabbed a doorknob or a car door handle? The culprit was probably static electricity. Seemingly harmless, it can be catastrophic to your computer. It takes only a minimal 30 volts of electrostatic discharge to damage your computer. Electrostatic discharge is caused by a brief flow of electrical current between two objects of different voltage potential, like you and your computer. Take extra caution by wearing an anti-static wrist strap while you are cleaning your computer. The anti-static wrist strap provides a grounding mechanism to prevent electrical shocks. This convenient tool is a simple elastic wrist strap is worn on your wrist and has a wire connected with an alligator clip at the end. The alligator clip is then attached to your computer chassis. The anti-static wrist straps are inexpensive and can mean the difference between a clean hard drive and a one ruined by electrostatic discharge.
2. Repairing Your Computer
Computer repair is not always the most electrifying tasks, but it can be when you fail to use and anti-static wrist strap. While repairing your computer, you can easily serve as a conduit of electricity delivering enough voltage to kill your RAM and processor. The result can be beyond repair. The solution is the anti-static wrist strap. This easy to use wrist strap can mean the difference between a computer you repaired and a computer you fried. The anti-static wrist strap works by neutralizing the voltage difference between you and your computer which will eliminate sparks of electrostatic discharge. The anti-static wrist straps usually cost around $10, and at that price, it is well worth the investment. WARNING: Do not work on your monitor wearing and anti-static wrist strap. Monitors discharge up to 40,000 volts, a lethal amount, even if it is unplugged. To be safe, call a TV repair shop to fix your monitor.
3. Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants, a device used for the hearing impaired, are especially sensitive to electrostatic discharge. These implants can be broken or permanently damaged by static electricity. Whenever one is handling, repairing or cleaning an implant, it is suggested they ground themselves first with and anti-static wrist strap to protect the implant. Even the slightest transfer of static electricity to the implant can damage the device. Since computers can be superconductors of this type of electrical charge, using an anti-static wrist strap can protect the implant and the computer. It is recommended that people who have cochlear implants use anti-static wrist straps when using computers and other electrical devices that are affected by electro static discharge.
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