A Warning About Electrostatic Discharge.....

[Caveman Tony]

ahhh... brings me back to the USAF safety videos... where they show the aftermath of static electricity... burned up B-52s, burned down fuel hangars, and fireballs.

[Leadsledcaprice]

Makes me think of a video where a guy tased himself for the hell of it, then was lying on the ground wiggling around like a fish out of water.

[Deaf Bob]

I was told in electronics class that lower voltage kills by stopping your heart while higher voltage burns you.. Nobody wanted to test that..

[bbnova]

He also disarms bombs to

[yellomalibu]

Lol. That was a funny video. I'm glad it wasn't edited (much), because by showing what CAN happen and sometimes does, it seems that it would be more effective as an educational tool.

The guy in the video was able to illustrate what happens by using the higher voltage. Lower voltage that can't be felt can do just as much damage to the circuitry.

I don't work with electronics, but I have on a few occasions opened my computer to change out memory cards. I always keep one hand on the frame to keep me from killing the delicate +/- 5 volt circuitry; a discharge of just 10 or 20 volts wouldn't even be felt, but could zap the low voltage circuits... Or so we were told in electronics school in the military.

[Beagle]

I started to pick up a capacitor laying on the counter in a lawnmower shop when I was a boy. Dad swatted my hand, said "I wouldn't do that boy" and then explained why.

Not related so much, but I've had a lot of respect for PC stuff since my first exposure. Years later, we had a guy showing us pc boards in training back in 91. I was laughing at him because he was treating them kind of rough and I thought - watch that backside buddy, even the fiberglass is nothing to play grabass with. He's trying to show the girls in particular that it's nothing that's gonna kill you when.... yep. One of the legs sliced his finger half way to the bone. Looked like Monty Python scene with blood squirting everywhere.

I touch the car before I fill it up. Suprising how many times it zaps the shit out of me. I'd rather it not do that with the gas cap off.

[silver_bullet]

480 was the voltage I learned not to place your finger on the bare probe with. Path was finger tip to back of hand, I couldn't move my fingers,rotate my wrist,bend my arm or raise it for 2 days,and half my chest felt like I was being sat on all the time.

I got informed yesterday that I am getting moved to a different location in the plant soon...will be servicing medium voltage(5KV) motors and starters again...will have to ground leads before switching leads...5KVmotors make hellatious capacitors...

[TheSilverBuick]

lol!

[Cyclone03]

try catching 2 of 3 phases 480 VAC when doing a phase to phase test because of moisture on the test leads...management in a big hurry during a rain storm...don't want to try that twice...

480 was the voltage I learned not to place your finger on the bare probe with. Path was finger tip to back of hand, I couldn't move my fingers,rotate my wrist,bend my arm or raise it for 2 days,and half my chest felt like I was being sat on all the time.

[Barry Donovan]

Funny video. I want one of those.

I remember charging a capacitor from a points ignition or an HEI, they throwing it to someone. Try catching one without touching the tip of the wire.

Every time I come in the room I have a ground I touch so I dont fry a computer. Got used to doing it on airplanes because I didnt want to blow up during refueling. Having dogs in winter makes it a bit more challenging. Always zapping something.

I remember that habit well.


that power.. I'd swear I put some into the tin can I weld. I seem to have problems with that.

[silver_bullet]

try catching 2 of 3 phases 480 VAC when doing a phase to phase test because of moisture on the test leads...management in a big hurry during a rain storm...don't want to try that twice...

[oldsman496]

I sure hope that was - supposed - to be funny.

we used to have a guy at work who got nicknamed 'smoke' because he could smoke a board so fast it was unreal. electric personality

[Caveman Tony]

No,but he did have a heart attack,he came back to work about a month later.

Calling SBG, calling SBG... is there a lawyer in the house?

[Cyclone03]

^^^ pacemaker?? ^^.
If so.. Not good..

No,but he did have a heart attack,he came back to work about a month later.

[Deaf Bob]

^^^ pacemaker?? ^^.
If so.. Not good..