on 10/7/01 1:49 AM, Anne Keller-Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 10:14 AM -0800 10/3/01, Michael S. Macdonald wrote: >> Be careful to discharge static electricity when you do so by wearing a >> wrist strap connected to the computer chassis or by touching the power >> supply (with the computer connected to the power source) > > Okay - help me out here. I use surge protectors. How does this go? > > -The computer is off. > -The computer is plugged in to the surge protector. > -The surge protector is on. > You would be better to unplug the machine completely and merely ground yourself to the metal parts of the computer. What you are trying to prevent is a static discharge that can fry sensitive electronic parts. The ground in the electrical socket is connected to earth, which can carry "dark current", and cause that very static discharge you want to avoid.
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