[ltp] Re: static discharge

[Jan Kundrát]

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green wrote:
> Where?

Metal hinges that hold the lid seem like an ideal place. A massive piece =

of some metal is certainly better than anything near the circuit board.

> Then there is the VGA port which would probably "grounded to the case".=


"Too close to the electronics", I'd say.

> Where is the charge discharged to?

Nowhere. The process only transfers some electrons from your body to the =

laptop (or the other way round, depending on the initial difference),=20
thereby making the electric potentials equal [1]. It doesn't work like=20
"hey, it will be a big boom, can I charge the battery with it?".

Cheers,
-jkt

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_discharge

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cd /local/pub && more beer > /dev/mouth


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