Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Wristband for Repairs

Static electricity is a factor that you have to take into account when handling devices and electronic components that are considered delicate and that can be damaged by a static electricity discharge.

If you are a technician or you like to repair your computers you should take precautions because you can damage the processor, the chips, memory cards, among other components.

There are people who are aware of this danger and take certain precautions such as using anti-static chemical products on their carpets, keeping their skin moisturized, among other things that can be useful. However, sometimes they cannot take these precautions because they might forget, so they run the risk of damaging electronic devices and opt to use an electrostatic wristband.

Electrostatic Wristband

An electrostatic wristband is basically a strap that uses Velcro to secure itself on the wrist of the user and is connected to a grounding wire that allows for the discharge of static electricity accumulations that you may have in your body when repairing or handling equipment or devices sensitive to these electrical charges.

The wristband has a resistance of one Ohm that is connected in series to maintain the short-circuit current, which will protect you if you happen to touch any component or device that is connected to an electrical network.

We can say that it is a protective element that is used as a wristband, bracelet, or band placed around the wrist while the cable coming out of it has a clip that is fixed to the ground to keep you discharged from energy and prevent your electronic components from being damaged.

What are the benefits of the electrostatic bracelet?

The electrostatic bracelet will greatly help to prevent certain computer cards from being damaged by burning the circuits due to static electricity. When you put on the bracelet you will have to anchor it to any type of ground, or to a metallic computer case chassis using the cable connected to the bracelet. In case you do not have a bracelet you will have to discharge yourself from static electricity in order not to damage any components.

Keep in mind that doing this is essential when repairing a computer, or when working with any electronic component that is sensitive, such as integrated circuits or transistors.

How do you use the electrostatic band?

First of all you have to put it on the wrist of the hand with which you will handle all the computer elements, after that you have to connect the cable to the ground or to the computer chassis, and thus the connection will keep your body at the same voltage as your computer.

Keep in mind that you have to hold the cable from your wrist on the same side as the equipment, so that you keep the cable on the same side on which you work.

If I buy this antistatic bracelet, what will I receive?

I imagine that at this moment you are wondering, so will I receive a bracelet with a cable? How long is the cable? Does this bracelet weigh a lot? Don't worry, here I answer all these questions.

When you buy this band for your wrist you will receive a bracelet that has a resistance of 1 to 1.2 Ohms, which has a screw to connect a cable,so you can work comfortably. The band is very light weighing about 50 grams and is elastic and wide enough to fit perfectly on your wrist.

How much does this antistatic bracelet cost?

You can find the price of this bracelet at the beginning of this page on the right side of an image that shows you the product you get with the purchase.