Quote Originally Posted by Jexx View Post
You must connect the wrist straps and other earthing items to a strong electrical earth source. Some people use a metal rod which is driven into the ground (earth), but metal water supply pipes also work really well, as they travel deep in the ground by their very design.

Sometimes the earth pin on an electrical mains power socket can be used (via an adaptor), but to use this as an earth source, you must be sure it connected to a safe earth and the earthing device or plug adaptor must have a resistor fitted inline.

The most ideal earth connection sources are metal water pipes or a dedicated metal/copper rod driven into the ground.

Hope this helps

Jexx
It does but what do computer techs normally hook up their wrist bands to? don't they just latch it somewhere on the metal frame of the computer?

I am on the top floor of an apartment building so driving a metal earth stake into the ground in my bedroom isn't much of an option, there are also no copper pipes in my bedroom. I also don't like the idea of hooking up to mains power I don't want to do something stupid and electrocute myself. What can I latch an anti-static wrist band to in my bedroom? the closest thing I have right now is a metal handle on the drawer for the bedside table. The aligator clip is too small to latch onto anything else.