Many PC construction manuals advise the use of an anti-static wrist strap before you start assembling the PC. And an anti-static wrist strap is inexpensive and easy to use. But is it really necessary?

I'm gonna start putting my new comp together, and was recommended to buy one of those wrist straps that I guess you attatch to a running computer so you ground yourself out and don't fry your ...

Frying a computer component with static is one of those things that very rarely ever happens. Yet it can happen, as I found out recently through personal experience — when building a new PC, I made a ...

An anti-static wrist strap is an easy and convenient way to prevent ESD while building a PC or handling computer components. These straps are made up of a conductive band and dangling wire.

Anti-static wrist straps are readily available and relatively inexpensive -- they're even available in one-use disposable form. They operate on the same general principle, with an alligator clip ...

Wear an anti-static wrist strap. You can purchase one that comes with wire requiring you to connect to metal or a cordless one. Instead of a wrist strap, ...

I saw this in a Cyberguys catalog:cordless anti-static wrist strapHas anyone here tried these things? How well do they work?