Submitted by aleksyandr t3_yuo0ik in MechanicalKeyboards
mynameisWei t1_iwaosox wrote
Reply to comment by sunfaller in Space65 R3 - already dead from ESD! :( by aleksyandr
Usually by like rubbing your hand against fabric or something along the lines of that
Minh_Katze t1_iwbhr8i wrote
Doesn't it have to be a direct contact with the PCB for that to happen? I always rub my hand on my sweater or a piece of cleaning cloth laying on my table and touch the keyboard after but nothing abnormal ever happened.
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NotSoFull-Info69 t1_iwf033e wrote
Direct contact? Yes for plastic cases and such
For metal cases? Easily sparks can jump from case to PCB or even for metal plates sparks can jump right to the PCB
ZulkarnaenRafif t1_iwguyfc wrote
Nope, in this case, aluminum (it's metal) case boards have a risk for ESD.
In my case, I'll feel buzzy when I'm touching my Vega when I'm not grounded. Makes me think that the board was "susceptible" to ESD. Even though it never broken once on me.
More metal, more risk to conduct static discharge. Even then, I don't think it's accurate to just say "swap to polycarbonate or plastic case" to simply alleviate the issue.
Then again, I am no electrical engineer. Probably helps a little that I have little to no carpet flooring at my current residence plus the wood flooring probably helped.
Nyohn t1_iwcselj wrote
I've always been curious about this. I get static shocks from doorhandles and my cardoors all the time, but have never ever gotten a shock from any of my keyboards. Maybe I've been lucky
xdaysee t1_iwen2sc wrote
You can get esd mats but the bracket is annoying. Never used then after my 2nd year of work switching to pure software.
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