I'll hopefully be doing a new build later today. Just waiting for the delivery van to arrive.
I've done a few builds over the years. I have always worn an anti static wrist strap to prevent damage. As I recall from college days, static damage does not always show up immediately. It can sometimes take months for a weakened transistor junction to fail. So often a static damaged pcb is not identified as static damage. Component failure is often blamed on the manufacturing process. So far as I can tell, I have not zapped any chips or boards.
So just wondering, how many folks do in fact understand the potential (excuse the pun) for static damage.
Do you use a wrist strap?
Come to think of it, are modern chips and pcbs more or less prone to static damage than they used to be?
I've done a few builds over the years. I have always worn an anti static wrist strap to prevent damage. As I recall from college days, static damage does not always show up immediately. It can sometimes take months for a weakened transistor junction to fail. So often a static damaged pcb is not identified as static damage. Component failure is often blamed on the manufacturing process. So far as I can tell, I have not zapped any chips or boards.
So just wondering, how many folks do in fact understand the potential (excuse the pun) for static damage.
Do you use a wrist strap?
Come to think of it, are modern chips and pcbs more or less prone to static damage than they used to be?