Anti Static Wrist Strap
What is Anti Static Wrist Band/Strap?
An antistatic wrist strap is used to safely ground a person working on very sensitive electronic equipment, to prevent the buildup of static electricity on their body, which can result in electrostatic discharge. It is used in the electronics industry by workers working on electronic devices which can be damaged by ESD, and also sometimes by people working around explosives, to prevent electric sparks which could set off an explosion. It consists of a stretchy band of fabric with fine conductive fibers woven into it, attached to a wire with a clip on the end to connect it to a ground conductor. The fibers are usually made of carbon or carbon-filled rubber, and the strap is bound with a stainless steel clasp or plate. They are usually used in conjunction with an antistatic mat on the workbench, or a special static-dissipating plastic laminate on the workbench surface.
FEATURES:
Fits comfortably and adjusts to wrist size
Provides a safe grounding source
Dissipates static during electronic repairs and routine maintenance
Comes with a Belkin One-Year Warranty
History of Anti Static Wrist Band
A person named Roy Burton Steele invented the anti-static wrist strap while he was working at a company called AVCO Corporation in Richmond, Indiana. In the late 60's, Steele was tasked with designing radar controlled bomb-lets and the chosen technology at the time as a new for the period technology called Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors (CMOS) which turned out to be easily damaged by static discharges. Steele designed the wrist strap to prevent damage to the delicate devices (which were only the size of a US Quarter.) As a side note on the invention documentation, he also pointed out that they could be used as "heart monitor leads."
DIFFERENT COMPUTER WARNING SIGNS
1. Your computer/server is slow, freezes or crashes (these are the most obvious ones)
2. You aren't able do something you were able to do before
3.
An antistatic wrist strap is used to safely ground a person working on very sensitive electronic equipment, to prevent the buildup of static electricity on their body, which can result in electrostatic discharge. It is used in the electronics industry by workers working on electronic devices which can be damaged by ESD, and also sometimes by people working around explosives, to prevent electric sparks which could set off an explosion. It consists of a stretchy band of fabric with fine conductive fibers woven into it, attached to a wire with a clip on the end to connect it to a ground conductor. The fibers are usually made of carbon or carbon-filled rubber, and the strap is bound with a stainless steel clasp or plate. They are usually used in conjunction with an antistatic mat on the workbench, or a special static-dissipating plastic laminate on the workbench surface.
FEATURES:
Fits comfortably and adjusts to wrist size
Provides a safe grounding source
Dissipates static during electronic repairs and routine maintenance
Comes with a Belkin One-Year Warranty
History of Anti Static Wrist Band
A person named Roy Burton Steele invented the anti-static wrist strap while he was working at a company called AVCO Corporation in Richmond, Indiana. In the late 60's, Steele was tasked with designing radar controlled bomb-lets and the chosen technology at the time as a new for the period technology called Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors (CMOS) which turned out to be easily damaged by static discharges. Steele designed the wrist strap to prevent damage to the delicate devices (which were only the size of a US Quarter.) As a side note on the invention documentation, he also pointed out that they could be used as "heart monitor leads."
DIFFERENT COMPUTER WARNING SIGNS
1. Your computer/server is slow, freezes or crashes (these are the most obvious ones)
2. You aren't able do something you were able to do before
3.