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antistatic wrist strap

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A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist, whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.

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A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist, whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.

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A specially designed device used to bleed electrical charges away safely. It uses a 1‐megaohm resistor to bleed the charge away slowly. Attaching this device to a grounding mat protects the computer system's components from accidental damage.

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