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Decades ago I was in the PC manufacturing and repair business. I religiously used anti-static mats, straps, And diffusers, but I still destroyed several thousan
by K0balt 1y ago
Decades ago I was in the PC manufacturing and repair business. I religiously used anti-static mats, straps,
And diffusers, but I still destroyed several thousand dollars of equipment over those years from equipment/ grounding failures, or even picking a PC up (accidentally touching a port) to put it on a bench.
It was interior Alaska, where humidity is low enough that an orange turns into a passable golf ball in a week and a half, so that was definitely a factor.
TLDR static electricity is bad for electronics, and damage does not necessarily show up as failure but often manifests as flaky behavior.
- stephen_g 1y agoI work in electronics and we have steam humidifiers in the manufacturing area and labs despite the fact that it's very humid here 90% of the year. Annoying have to maintain them while we're running dehumidification most of the time but we can't afford not to have them ready and working for those couple of weeks a year!