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I was just wandering if it is better to have a piece or rubber underneath it or something that is non conductive of static like carpet is (socks on carpet, lots a fun but not for a PC) I was at the service dept of my local Fry's and noticed that they had their counter surfaces covered in rubber or some similar substance. just wondering of I should keep a square rubber mat around.

And also if any of you guys know how to pull up the temperature of the case from the desktop that would be cool.

Thank you guys and happy Independence day, I know that was a couple of hours ago but it was a fun day.
 
The rubber mat you observed at Frys is actually conductive. If you look, you will see a wire connected to it, usually in a corner, which goes to ground. You can purchase the same material at Frys.
 
Gollnick said:
The rubber mat you observed at Frys is actually conductive. If you look, you will see a wire connected to it, usually in a corner, which goes to ground. You can purchase the same material at Frys.
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Exactly correct.

To safely work on static sensitive devices you need a conductive worksurface that's correctly grounded, along with a ground connection on the chassis of the device youre working on and an anti static wrist strap to ground yourself.

Putting your PC on a bit of rubber would make it worse as you're increasing the potential for static to build up and discharge through your fingers when you touch it.
 
So if I wanted to make a "portable" anti static work surface to say be stored under a bed or some area and then taken to say a wooden kitchen table to work on my computer what materials would you recommend to keep from screwing up my PC and paying Fry's $70 to run a diagnostic and wait a week. and I do have an anti static wrist band where should I attach it to the PC.
 
anyone else have any other responses. Oh and if the PC isn't turning on the it might be the power supply right, I know that the connections to the motherboard are fine but the old powersupply might not be playing nice with the new components. The PC turned on fine when I got it back from Fry's but later that night I went to turn it to the side and I guess that the power cable came loose and the system shut off and I went to turn it to turn it back on and nothing but a small brief flicker of light came on and then nothing else. So I am going back to Fry's and buy a new power supply and install the new one and see how that goes but I am going to be checking these forums and this thread to see if anyone has any more advice, I am just kinda scared to work on my PC after having a video card and motherboard and CPU go out on me.
 
Personally I've never had an issue with static buildup. I'd use a rubber mat just because it's a soft work surface that doesn't damage parts.

Obviously you have to be careful with static. It's not as critical as made to be.
 
I used to worry about static back in the days when I was a little nervous about taking machines apart. When I approached the viscera of the umpteenth machine all those concerns were long gone. Now I just stick it on something to protect from scratching.

This is a great little app. I've used various revisions of it for years.
 
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