wristband

jaggerman · 17-April-06, 12:46 PM

Just curious, I'm going to go purchase a wristband today and I needed to know where do I clip the end of it to?

Nerdz · 17-April-06, 12:50 PM

Clip it To a grounded terminal or some metal that is grounded, or the computer case with the PSU plugged in, but not on.

WrathOfSocrus · 17-April-06, 01:17 PM

Here is a little tip - You can turn off the switch of a PSU or power strip, interrupting the hot power wire while maintaining a connection to ground for the equipment. This way there is no chance of accidentally turning on the device or shorting out standby voltage to other components . . . or more importantly yourself. Also, never use a wristband when working on the inside of a CRT monitor (hopefully most of you have never opened one). If you were to touch an electrically charged component with the hand that the strap isn't on, you could discharge a voltage in excess of 50,000 volts across your body. SAFETY FIRST!

jaggerman · 17-April-06, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WrathOfSocrus


	Here is a little tip - You can turn off the switch of a PSU or power strip, interrupting the hot power wire while maintaining a connection to ground for the equipment. This way there is no chance of accidentally turning on the device or shorting out standby voltage to other components . . . or more importantly yourself. Also, never use a wristband when working on the inside of a CRT monitor (hopefully most of you have never opened one). If you were to touch an electrically charged component with the hand that the strap isn't on, you could discharge a voltage in excess of 50,000 volts across your body. SAFETY FIRST!

thanks guys... i used already though, I had it clipped on the inside and I didn't have it plugged in... but I'm sure its ok though because I never worked on carpet and I kept my shoes on.

I have one of these cases here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144152
and I can't figuire out what the VU gage is for. It has a power type (sorry, not to great with lango) end to it that is identical to the ones used for IDE drives, and it has another wire that splits off that allows something else to plug into it... and I'm guessing that its for the fans. But what is VU typically for?

WrathOfSocrus · 17-April-06, 08:09 PM

After looking at newegg to double check, It seems that it connects to the motherboard sound output to give you a decible (dB) reading for your sound device. It also looks like you can use it for another function, but I can't really tell how just by going with the info at newegg.

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17-April-06, 12:50 PM		#2 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Clip it To a grounded terminal or some metal that is grounded, or the computer case with the PSU plugged in, but not on.

17-April-06, 01:17 PM		#3 (permalink)
WrathOfSocrus Apex Tech Fanatic	Here is a little tip - You can turn off the switch of a PSU or power strip, interrupting the hot power wire while maintaining a connection to ground for the equipment. This way there is no chance of accidentally turning on the device or shorting out standby voltage to other components . . . or more importantly yourself. Also, never use a wristband when working on the inside of a CRT monitor (hopefully most of you have never opened one). If you were to touch an electrically charged component with the hand that the strap isn't on, you could discharge a voltage in excess of 50,000 volts across your body. SAFETY FIRST!

17-April-06, 08:09 PM		#5 (permalink)
WrathOfSocrus Apex Tech Fanatic	After looking at newegg to double check, It seems that it connects to the motherboard sound output to give you a decible (dB) reading for your sound device. It also looks like you can use it for another function, but I can't really tell how just by going with the info at newegg.