Attaching the ESD wrist strap

Complete this task to attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.

When you wear the ESD wrist strap, ensure that the flexible grounding cord remains connected to you and to the frame of the machine.
Because this wrist strap has a high resistance (>1 megohm) resistor in series with the grounding clip, there is no danger to you. It discharges the static electricity from your body.
  1. Connect the clip on the flexible grounding cord to an unpainted frame ground point on the rack.
  2. Keep the strap on and connected while you touch, insert, or remove any ESD-sensitive part.
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