Electrostatic discharge is no laughing matter.
What can i ground my esd mat to.
The discharge voltage can reach tens of thoushands of volts although it is low amperage.
Turn mat over and insert snap and screw into threaded post on the underside of the mat.
It usually takes several thoushand volts before humans can feel the discharge such as walking across carpet wit.
Using a ground up approach is best when preventing electrical build up.
Just be sure to save as much material of each layer as possible so that your esd mat can be as large as possible.
The earthing universal mat and the grounded standing floor mat are great ways to complement any outside barefooting you can fit into your busy schedule.
In any case you should buy a simple outlet tester to make sure the outlet is correctly wired before connecting a mat to it and make sure to use this outlet for powering up any equipment your.
Included is a 15 foot cord.
Just make sure you do not use the alligator clip to ground the wrist strap an anti static mat.
Connect the end of the wire leader directly to a grounded source like the screw in an electrical receptacle to complete installation.
A proper esd mat and strap have a resistive load to protect you from 110 voltage so it s not a direct ground path and yet can dissipate any static charge.
The esd mat should also include a 1mohm resistor in order to soft ground it as well but i m a bit confused as to why wouldn t the non conductive top surface be considered a soft ground for the bottom conductive layer.
However typically you will want to connect an anti static mat for pc building to an electrical outlet.
Grounding an esd mat and wrist band at home.
The primary picture as an example step 3 remove the plastic sheath from a short length of your grounding wire say about 1 inch and spread out the strands into a fan.
This will not work.
Or layer your foil for bigger mats.
Align screw with post on the underside of ground cord and screw it firmly into the post.
Because it utilizes the same conductivity principles as the earthing universal mat you can ground to earth s energy while you work or play barefooted.
How esd mats function.
Electrical outlets are normally the best ground for a mat in any building.
Since carbon is conductive if the mat is laid on top of conducting tables and floors static will travel through the mat into the table and dissipate at the floor into the ground.
