ways to ground myself while installing RAM

[Blitz181]

Besides Rubber Gloves and those wrist things, what are other ways i can ground myself while installing RAM on my 1520? I read about touching unpainted metal parts, but where would such things on my mostly plastic 1520? Also will Latex gloves work? thanks!

[Lithus]

Don't do it on carpet, and *you* touch a piece of grounded metal before you start.

[Blitz181]

so hardwood floor would be ok? what about latex gloves? will they work?

[Lithus]

I've installed hundreds of sticks of RAM, and never have I once fried anything. You don't need latex gloves, you don't even need a ground strip.

[Sipha]

Just touch a Radiator pipe in your house if your that worried, but honestly you'll be fine, just dont rub it up and down a carpet or something

[notyou]

Dam, I really should follow some of that advice. I do everything either on the floor or the table (carpet under both), at least I ground myself before doing it. Meh, I haven't fried a part yet.

[scooberdoober]

I am an anti-ESD (Electro Static Discharge) fanatic!

I use a grounding pad on a wooden table to lay the computer on, and split the ground from the pad terminal to the computer ground and to my grounding wrist strap, all while standing on an anti-static surface.

No ESD here my friends!

[surfasb]

yeah, just touch something metal and you are good to go. If you do manage to rub your feet up and down the carpet, touch the doorknob b4 you touch your RAM

[powerpack]

Originally Posted by Blitz181

I read about touching unpainted metal parts, but where would such things on my mostly plastic 1520?

Originally Posted by Lithus

*you* touch a piece of grounded metal before you start.

Let me clarify for Blitz, the grounded metal you touch is not on your notebook. It's done to remove (discharge) any electrical charge your body may have. The idea, and it does work, is you will not build up enough new charge fast enough to discharge again. I would not hesitate to do on carpet I would just touch the metal more frequently say every new time I handle. Oh and don't rub you feet on the carpet to build up charge (frictional charging) like kids do when they play "shock wars" with static electricity. Winter is the most favorable time of the year for static build up, low humidity.

[ViciousXUSMC]

As long as you get rid of any built up static before you start working you will be fine. I usually touch my kitchen sink and have never had any problems.

If your working on a PC touching the metal frame of the case first works.