[G4] Seagate hard drive Installation

[Richard Klein]

On 10/10/07, John Niven <senseamp at yahoo.com> 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.

You use a different resistor depending on whether you're wearing a
wrist strap or a heel strap.  I don't know what the values are,
though.

-- 
Rich