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Article #21576Re: ESD causes degenerative brain disease in Mac IIs
From: Bob Gregorish
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1987 16:21
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1987 16:21
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In article <2853@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> eacj@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Julian Vrieslander) writes:
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>But it makes sense to play it safe. Most readers of this group are likely
>to be familiar with ESD precautions, but here are some tips for those few
>who may not be. With the cover in place and the machine properly
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>conducting grounded surface, and to keep a grounding strap on your body (I
>run a wire with alligator clips from my metal wristwatch band to the
>chassis). Move around as little as possible while you are installing
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An important safety precaution here is to wire a 1M resistor in series with
the wire from the alligator clip to ground. It is possible to
accidently become a conductive path from a high voltage (ie 110V A.C.)
to ground if you touch something you shouldn't. Without the resistor
you are taking a VERY big risk. Safety First!
Bob Gregorish
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ubc-vision!alberta!bob From: bob@alberta.UUCP (Bob Gregorish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: ESD causes degenerative brain disease in Mac IIs Message-ID: <146@cadomin.UUCP> Date: Tue, 10-Nov-87 11:21:29 EST Article-I.D.: cadomin.146 Posted: Tue Nov 10 11:21:29 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 07:13:30 EST References: <2853@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Reply-To: bob@cadomin.UUCP (Bob Gregorish) Distribution: na Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Lines: 26 Keywords: ESD, static, Mac II, safety Summary: Be Careful!