No More Static Electricity !

This Guide Is Meant To Inform Everyone Out There What Static Electricity Actually Is, What It Effects, And How You Can Prevent It , Because It’s Not Your Friend When Handling Computer Components .

Okay Here We Go.

What Is Static Electricity ?

Static Electricity is an electrical buildup that is created most of the time by accident, by something like rubbing your feet with socks on across the carpeted floor. It is "static" electricity because the carrier (in this instance you) creates static, which is the buildup of static electricity that is held by the human body that can damage the components after getting charged up and then sitting down to work on your computer. You are a ticking time bomb waiting to discharge, but do you have enough buildup to do anything besides zap a shopping cart at a grocery store and feel that little static shock ?

Maybe, well at that moment, while you are fully charged are YOU going to TRY to work on  your
motherboard, CPU, Video card, Sound Card, Hard Drive or perhaps your RAM? Let’s hope not.
If you have a really good carpet, a dry atmosphere and aren’t aware, you might fry something up like KFC.
It is possible,  to fry your electronic parts up like the tasty chicken you had last week If you try or just create the perfect storm. This guide will help you recognize static, and prevent it from doing harm.

What Is Susceptible To Static Electricity
Anything with a micro chip.  We’re talking : Motherboards, CPU’s,  RAM, Hard Drives, Video Cards &  Sound Cards.

Tips While Upgrading To Keep Your Computer Components Safe

So what should you do to protect yourself from frying up  your computer? when doing any internal work on a PC, before removing that shiny new motherboard, ( hopefully from the anti-static packaging it came in)  Protect It From The Start. Follow these steps to ensure that you do not send a bolt of static electricity blazing through it like lightning on a golf course.

1. Turn off the computer, Duh !
2. Take your hands and grip the on the inside of the case firmly (thus grounding yourself to the case)
3.Make sure to hold the part by the edges.
4.Try not to touch the chips or any connectors more than you have too.
5.Try not to touch any capacitors which look like this

5. Proceed with upgrading your PC
6 Plug all of your computer components into Surge Protectors.
7. Be happy, because you saved a bunch of coin not paying someone to do the upgrade !

 8 Special  Note: If you get up to have a cheeseburger or something, remember: when you return to working on the PC, re-grip the case before sticking your hands on the internal
parts, and hopefully your hands aren’t greasy !


 More Tips To Avoid Static

To avoid zapping your components with static electricity, take precautions to ground the static
electricity before touching any of the internal components of the computer. Like I said a billion times, and can’t stress it enough, Ground Yourself . By now you know how to. However, alternatively you can wear an ESD wrist strap (Electro Static Discharge) or working on an anti-static mat will also prevent any static electricity from damaging your gear.

 MicroChips used to be way more sensitive than they are in Today’s stuff, however still use your noggin while handling the components that contain them, Don’t drop it on the floor, that’s gonna suck if you do that, because it will risk zapping it with static, or even breaking it, It’s just a world of  ”Oh Nooooo’s”                  

Don’t run a marathon on carpet before working on a PC,  grip the case inside of the computer to quickly discharge yourself, don’t touch anything you think you shouldn’t touch, because your probably right. Be smart, use common sense  &  you should be ready to rock !

You should now have a clear idea of how to keep everything safe.

Protect your Motherboard

Protect your CPU

Protect your Hard Drivers

Protect your  Memory/ RAM

Protect your Video Card

Protect your Sound Card

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