Let's say my test computer has been unplugged for a couple of weeks. If I am going to work on it do I need the wrist band since there has been no current running through it?

I think that the wrist band is to protect the computer against the static produced by your body, not the electric current. I'm not exactly sure though.

I seem to have fell for the wrist band myth a when I began, until I started working on the insides of computers without one. Now I know it's a crock. I watched a friend comb his cat with his RAM and nothing happened. We put it in and everything works 100%. Static is a Myth to get you to think working on PC's is a techie-ONLY thing. It's complete bullshit. I installed 3 processors and a dozen sticks of RAM without one, nor will I bother to get one.

Thanks guys.

Wouldnt worry about it but i would avoid placing your computer on carpeted floor, stick it on top of a desk or put a board under it, not a great believer in anti static wrist bands and stuff but i think dragging it around on a carpet is asking for trouble.

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Originally Posted by popeye67

Wouldnt worry about it but i would avoid placing your computer on carpeted floor, stick it on top of a desk or put a board under it, not a great believer in anti static wrist bands and stuff but i think dragging it around on a carpet is asking for trouble.

I suppose I should've mentioned that if you are working on a computer without a wrist band it would be a good idea to do it in an uncarpeted room if possible. Don't wear long sleeve sweaters etc, that just came out of the wash with that static feel to them, but nothing to worry about unless you are constantly zapping people with electro-static discharge everytime you touch something.

Remember:Humidity kills static as static develops from dryness and heat. A humidifier will solve that problem hands down. Even in a carpeted room.

When I submitted this thread I thought it might have been a stupid question but I got a lot of great feedback. I guess I never know when something I may think is insignificant may be significant and the feedback might help someone else.