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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 05/28/2013 02:13 PM, Dennis Ruzeski
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAAUyTtjN0CuZoCnBs5AJ8uyeP7mV3JY1YJ1fBtcgTH249SR3Zw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I keep a small toolkit (Don't forget the static
wristband), an external hard drive, and my preferred distro for
this kind of work is Backtrack. If you haven't checked it out you
should.</blockquote>
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In 30 years, I've always simply followed the rules for grounding
myself frequently during repair. I've never need to use mats or
wristbands, and I have yet (knock on wood) to <i>accidentally</i>
destroy a component due to ESD. I've shorted things together and
done a fair number of other relatively stupid things early-on in my
practice. I remember the first 14.4 modem I got, I was so excited
that I forgot to screw down the card... it touched the 9600 bps
modem I had and when I turned on the computer, I had a fantastic
light show. :)<br>
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But ESD? I've only succeeded in using it to destroy things when I
intended to (e.g., as part of experimentation). As long as you
ground first, and ground frequently, it's really not possible to
screw things up. Unless, of course, you shift/shuffle/slide your
feet around, or are working in an extremely dry environment, but
then why wouldn't you simply have a workbench that is itself
grounded, so that you're always touching a grounded surface?<br>
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— Mike<br>
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