• frezik@midwest.social
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    8 months ago

    This is the sort of person who thinks you need to ground yourself to be safe while working with electricity. Not 100% wrong, but just wrong enough to be very, very dangerous.

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      8 months ago

      Just ground your left hand while you work on it with your right hand. That way if it’s live it’ll quickly stop your heart and you won’t even know you died. No half measures!

    • RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      Working with small ESD-sensitive electronics and using a proper grounding strap and mat with large resistors in series to provide protection from shock? Absolutely.

      Wiring up a car battery or working with mains power? Absolutely not.

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        8 months ago

        Car battery on its own won’t kill you, though wiring many in series might. There can also be some effects from DC sparks and welding on even 12V, which might cause other problems.