[G4] Seagate hard drive Installation

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

Thanks John for remembering about the resistor, it's been a long time  
since I worked in the factory, Oh at least 30 years.
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On Oct 10, 2007, at 5:48 PM, John Niven wrote:

> One further point. All "grounding" mats, wriststraps
> ect. are NOT directly connected to ground. They
> actually have a resistor (100Kohms I think) in series.
> If you connect your body directly to ground, you will
> increase your risk of death if you accidentally touch
> a high voltage.
>
> That's a cheery thought!
>
> John
>
> --- Harry Freeman <harry at gifutiger.com> wrote:
>
>> Having said that, all static mats in a factory are
>> tied together and
>> then taken to an earth ground that is tested at a
>> regular interval.
>
>
>
>
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