Michael:
It will be easier and cheaper to by a static grounding strap that you wear on your wrist and connect to a conducting part of the metal cabnet.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adjustable-Anti-Static-ESD-Wrist-Strap-Band-w-Ground...
Buy It Now for $0.99
Thomas Dineen
On 12/3/2013 8:27 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 3 Dec 2013, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
I found my fans and am about to get some thermal grease and a megohm resistor for static discharge. Sometime today or tomorrow I will likely open the case with fear and trepidation. The sides and top of the case are metal, but painted with an insulator. The front is plastic. The back is metal. I expect I should touch that before opening the case. What about after? Is there something else I should touch before trying to edit its guts?
Don't worry. Things are a *lot* less static-sensitive. If you really need grounding, touch a water or gas pipe.
I worry. The first time I opened the case, 'twas to install another hard drive. I zapped the video card.
For grounding, a heating duct would be a lot more convenient than a pipe. Would that work?
I've read that just adding more is not a good idea. If I add to much thermal paste, what do I do about it?
I'm still working on "how much". I'd say put a squirt in the middle. Make an
CPU ______ | | | OO | |_____|
Maybe a little more. Don't make a deep puddle - you're just smearing some on. Ever put anti-seize on your spark plugs?
No. I'm a software guy. Even when I did embedded programming, I used the scope a lot less than others.