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Old 10-07-2005, 06:50 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by parawolf
Actually the difference between having your hand on the case, and using a proper anti-static wrist strap is about 1Meg Ohm. You still need to disapate that static build up without transferring it directly to the chassis.

If you put a ohm meter between the alligator clip and the wrist strap you will find a resistance of about 1Meg Ohm.
Unless you weren't aware, a static strap has a current limiting resistor in it which is rated at, oh... 1 megohm.
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