How to test an Anti-static wrist band, help!

luckypotato

Okay so i bought a wrist band and after searching the internet i found that some people are having trouble with there wrist band not working.

So i took a multimeter and hooked up a D battery to one side of the anti static wrist band and touched the other termanal with the miltimeter probe and touched the end of the wrist band with a multimeter probe and i got no eletricial current.

Does this mean my wrist band dosent work? Is there any other way to test if a anti static wrist band works?

 

Grunty

An anti-static wrist strap has a resistor in with a lot of electrical resistance. Until you supply a current that exceeds the resistor's resistance the strap will read as an open circuit.

Wharg0ul

also, I recommend rubber-soled shoes, on a tiled floor. Rub the metal frame of the computer case briefly with your hands to discharge any static electricity. At this point, you should be fine, expecially of you have your strap anchored to the frame of the computer, or an anti-static mat.

I've never killed a componant with static electricity following these steps, and I've built / repaired shitloads of computers, since 1997.

luckypotato

Thanks grunty you helped alot :]

As you always do on my threads.. you seem to always be there when i need help O_O... thx >.>

Thats a suprise because i thought that an anti static wrist band is just a copper wire on a wrist strap with an aligator strip..which would probably work

 

luckypotato

Originally posted by Wharg0ul


also, I recommend rubber-soled shoes, on a tiled floor. Rub the metal frame of the computer case briefly with your hands to discharge any static electricity. At this point, you should be fine, expecially of you have your strap anchored to the frame of the computer, or an anti-static mat.
I've never killed a componant with static electricity following these steps, and I've built / repaired shitloads of computers, since 1997.

 

Wouldn't Shoes be a bad idea since it will keep the static from leaving your body? I thought being bare-foot on a tile floor would be best as your not insulating any static, and your basicially grounded.

 

Thanks again too Wharg0ul, you always awnser my questions too lol.. strange O-o, but very efficient thanks

Grunty

There are testers commercially available. Whether it's worth $50.00  to you is your decision. In my short search I saw some upwards of $600.00.

Wharg0ul

Originally posted by luckypotato

Originally posted by Wharg0ul


also, I recommend rubber-soled shoes, on a tiled floor. Rub the metal frame of the computer case briefly with your hands to discharge any static electricity. At this point, you should be fine, expecially of you have your strap anchored to the frame of the computer, or an anti-static mat.
I've never killed a componant with static electricity following these steps, and I've built / repaired shitloads of computers, since 1997.

 

Wouldn't Shoes be a bad idea since it will keep the static from leaving your body? I thought being bare-foot on a tile floor would be best as your not insulating any static, and your basicially grounded.

 

Thanks again too Wharg0ul, you always awnser my questions too lol.. strange O-o, but very efficient thanks

 

Nope. What you want to do is insulate your feet so they don't pick up static, and use the strap / touching the steel to discharge any you may have accumulated. This way as you move your feet, you're not building up a charge.

noquarter

I've never f'd up a component and I never use the static bands heh. Yea they're a good idea, but I just make sure to always touch the case first to discharge then I always handle by the pcb anyway.