Static Mat Computer Repair

Whether you re building your own computer installing new ram or upgrading your pc s components you ll be opening it up and touching sensitive electronics components while doing this you should be careful of static electricity which can harm your computer.

Static mat computer repair. Really creative name for the mat huh. This mat includes a grounding wire clip and wrist strap. Some models will have a place to clip your wristband onto as well. Anecdotally take this with a grain of salt.

Manhattan 400077 basic computer tool kit. Static care esd compliant mat 16 x24 x 060 wrist strap set ground cord universal snap kit electrostatic discharge protection computer repair kit cellphone mat kit soldering mat nasa blue 29 99 29. Project mat soldering station heat insulation silicone pad parts screws sorting keeping magnetic mat for cell phone repair computer repair with free anti static tweezer darkcyan model. Go with a vinyl esd mat for computer repair.

But that doesn t mean it will falter in protecting your electronics from static damage. Anti static soldering mat magnetic 500 heat resistant magnetic multi purpose repair mat for soldering guns with 1 pcs mobile phone stand 45 x 30 cm 4 7 out of 5 stars 172 12 99 12. View return policy. I have been casually doing computer repairs on and off for more than a decade and have never used an anti static strap mat myself.

Work on an esd mat. I have never shorted out any of the components i was working on but i ve certainly been taking some risks by not using a wrist strap. 10 mm grounding snap. 6 foot 1 8 m 50 ω wrist strap adjustable.

Not to be confused with our other anti static mat this mat is easily folded stuffed and moved. Anti static chip inserter anti static chip extractor anti static three prong parts and chip retriever extractor anti static chip tweezers 1 4 nutdriver 3 16 nut driver t 15 star type screwdriver 1 phillips screwdriver 0 phillips screwdriver 3 16 slotted screwdriver 1 8 slotted screwdriver extra parts tube vinyl zipper case. Rubber is more expensive and not necessary for this purpose. You don t have to be completely paranoid about static electricity and there s no need to go overboard and buy an antistatic mat.

This condition can cause a short in your components from a rapid discharge of electrostatic energy. Buy an esd mat rated for conductive or dissipative then place the computer parts on the esd mat and touch the mat as you work.