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#1 Meta-Gnostic

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I purchased this antistatic wrist band for working on my computerhttp://www.amazon.com/******-Anti-Static-Wrist-Adjustable-Grounding/dp/B00004Z5D1/ref=cm_srch_res_rtr_1

I tested it with a meter and there is no conductivity between the metal on the wrist and the clip at the end of the cord. Is this normal or is it broken?

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Sorry if obvious but I still want to ask - you had the multimeter in resistance mode (ohm), and it says something like overload, OL etc..? If so yea, it's broken at some point. probably easy to fix yourself though if you don't mind tearing it up a bit.

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You don't even really need one of those for PC building.

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#4 Meta-Gnostic

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Sorry if obvious but I still want to ask - you had the multimeter in resistance mode (ohm), and it says something like overload, OL etc..? If so yea, it's broken at some point. probably easy to fix yourself though if you don't mind tearing it up a bit.spittis

I have a meter and I put one of the wires into the DC-Ohms input (under the - COM heading) and the other into the K Ohms input. Before testing the wrist strap I touched both meter wires together and got 0 Ohms. When I test the wrist strap the meter stays at infinite Ohms (at least 100+ Ohms). The only other inputs are: AC-V (under the - COM heading), +DC 150 mA, 15V, 150V, and 1000V. I don't understand. I bought a different antistatic wrist strap at another store and it had the same problem.

You don't even really need one of those for PC building.YoshiYogurt

Why do you say that?

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You don't even really need one of those for PC building.YoshiYogurt

No, you don't need one, but it is a good precautionary measure to take to ensure that your PC won't be damaged in the process.

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#6 ChikaraShref

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[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]You don't even really need one of those for PC building.KABCOOL

No, you don't need one, but it is a good precautionary measure to take to ensure that your PC won't be damaged in the process.

yeah, i still use one but if you touch the chassis, you're fine.

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[QUOTE="spittis"]Sorry if obvious but I still want to ask - you had the multimeter in resistance mode (ohm), and it says something like overload, OL etc..? If so yea, it's broken at some point. probably easy to fix yourself though if you don't mind tearing it up a bit.Meta-Gnostic

I have a meter and I put one of the wires into the DC-Ohms input (under the - COM heading) and the other into the K Ohms input. Before testing the wrist strap I touched both meter wires together and got 0 Ohms. When I test the wrist strap the meter stays at infinite Ohms (at least 100+ Ohms). The only other inputs are: AC-V (under the - COM heading), +DC 150 mA, 15V, 150V, and 1000V. I don't understand. I bought a different antistatic wrist strap at another store and it had the same problem.

You don't even really need one of those for PC building.YoshiYogurt

Why do you say that?

If you touched the two together and its showing 0 ohms but infinite when you touch the wrist guard...sounds broken to me. Although make sure you are using your meter right. Try testing it on an other stuff and make sure it is reading resistance correctly.

I would ask this question in the PC hardware section.

As far as not needing one, just by touching the metal case should release any charge in your body. The wrist thingy isn't really necessary--just an added precaution. Ive never had any issues with static electricity in PC building.

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Yea it sounds broken but on the same time I find it extremely unlikely that two of those things would be broken after each other. If you: Got one of the meter wires connected in the COM port, the other one to whichever port got the omega symbol Ω, have the right resolution selected (if you got 50, 500 and 5000 ohm as an example you choose 50, in this case you want the lowest number), putting the meter wires together gives you 0 ohm (shortcircuit), and having one of the wires on the metal clip and the other on the metal in the wristband that is touching your skin while wearing it it's definitely broken.

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You don't even really need one of those for PC building.YoshiYogurt

You don't. I've built every single gaming PC I've owned on CARPET, without using anti-static wrist bands. How? Just touch the metal part of your PC case every single time you're about to dig into it. Works like a charm.

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#10 JigglyWiggly_

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[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]You don't even really need one of those for PC building.Elann2008

You don't. I've built every single gaming PC I've owned on CARPET, without using anti-static wrist bands. How? Just touch the metal part of your PC case every single time you're about to dig into it. Works like a charm.

Assuming it's plugged into the wall socket lol.

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]You don't even really need one of those for PC building.JigglyWiggly_

You don't. I've built every single gaming PC I've owned on CARPET, without using anti-static wrist bands. How? Just touch the metal part of your PC case every single time you're about to dig into it. Works like a charm.

Assuming it's plugged into the wall socket lol.

:lol:

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#12 Meta-Gnostic

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[QUOTE="spittis"]Yea it sounds broken but on the same time I find it extremely unlikely that two of those things would be broken after each other. If you: Got one of the meter wires connected in the COM port, the other one to whichever port got the omega symbol Ω, have the right resolution selected (if you got 50, 500 and 5000 ohm as an example you choose 50, in this case you want the lowest number), putting the meter wires together gives you 0 ohm (shortcircuit), and having one of the wires on the metal clip and the other on the metal in the wristband that is touching your skin while wearing it it's definitely broken.

There is no resolution that I know of. I think the wrist band might have a 1 M Ohm resistor in it, but I'm not sure. Maybe I will return this wrist band too.

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[QUOTE="Meta-Gnostic"][QUOTE="spittis"]Yea it sounds broken but on the same time I find it extremely unlikely that two of those things would be broken after each other. If you: Got one of the meter wires connected in the COM port, the other one to whichever port got the omega symbol Ω, have the right resolution selected (if you got 50, 500 and 5000 ohm as an example you choose 50, in this case you want the lowest number), putting the meter wires together gives you 0 ohm (shortcircuit), and having one of the wires on the metal clip and the other on the metal in the wristband that is touching your skin while wearing it it's definitely broken.

There is no resolution that I know of. I think the wrist band might have a 1 M Ohm resistor in it, but I'm not sure. Maybe I will return this wrist band too.

I had to look that up because I have never used one of those straps myself. Turns out yes there is probably a 1 Mohm resistor in it to allow really high charges to "leak". Your multimeter can't show a number that high so it just claims it's infinite. In other words that strap is fine. I'm sorry for misinforming you. I might add like the others have said though that you don't need one of those for computer building. edit* I gave a bit more accurate answer in your thread in the hardware section.

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#15 Meta-Gnostic

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Thank you.

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#16 DreamingMind

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This, my friends, is an affiliate link the OP is trying to push. :)

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#17 Meta-Gnostic

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This, my friends, is an affiliate link the OP is trying to push. :)
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I wish.

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I've built computers and work on them all the time and I never use an antistatic wrist band. It's completely unnecessary of you do a couple of easy things. First don't work on your computer standing on carpet, i move mine to the kitchen table where I stand on linoleum. Second touch something metal before you touch any components in your pc. Been working on pcs this way for 15+ years and I've never any static electricity issues. Just my 2 cents.

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This, my friends, is an affiliate link the OP is trying to push. :)
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Huh?

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