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Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band with Adjustable Grounding |
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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | | BELKIN F8E093 - Now that you've gained the expertise and confidence to upgrade or even build your own computer, don't destroy your plans with an inadvertent jolt of static electricity. Be sure to use this inexpensive, comfortable Anti-Static grounding wristband. | | | | Performing maintenance or upgrades inside your computer? Belkin's anti-static wrist band (part number F8E093) provides reliable static control and 360-degree protection--a simple but important safeguard against computer-killing static electricity. Just slip it around your wrist and affix its rugged alligator clip to any bare metal surface and you're protected--with two hands and one easy mind ready for work. The Velcro wrist band adjusts to varying sizes, and the attached self-coiling grounding cord grants freedom to move and freedom from tangles. | |
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| | I have used the produst many times in the PC Repair class I teach. I order them for my students. Dependable, well made, long lasting. I still have mine after 10 years of almost daily use.
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| Test proves that wristband doesn't work | |
| | It has been said by a reviewer on here that it's hard to prove if such a device will work, on the contrary it can be quite easily and quickly tested using a cheap household multimeter.
I bought one of these (to be fair it was a quick delivery and was very well packaged) and carried out a test with my multimeter. Testing both unprotected and then being 'grounded' with the Belkin wristband showed no difference in electrostatic voltage and in both cases the multimeter read (at that time of measurement) 32.00 millivolts.
On the other hand and out of curiosity, I thought I'd see what the reading would be by wearing a cheap pair of disposable latex gloves (the type that you can often buy with 100 in a box). The reading was 0.02 millivolts! The gloves practically zeroed the electrostatic voltage on my hands proving an outstanding method for use with electrical components.
Conclusion: Forget about this wristband and wear a pair of disposable latex gloves, it is also far more practical as there is no cable attaching you to the computer case etc. If you want proof of my claim use a multimeter and you will see for yourself. To do this have your left hand's thumb and index finger pinch the negative probe (black) and have your right hand's thumb and index finger pinch the positive probe (red), set to the 200mV scale on the multimeter and you are ready to conduct the tests.
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| | It seems to work fine, clips strongly to wrist strap so i'm not worried about it falling off. Worth the low price
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| | I used to just work on my computer without any protection at all but since I saw a couple of reviews about static I just started using it just in case. Why take the risk right!!
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| | It does it's job AND it's cheap! I've used mine alot since about the start of May. It's June 30th as of my typing this. No funky smell from my wrist sweating yet either. That's the biggest bonus. lol
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