[ale] Linux technophile emergency tool kit

[John Pilman]

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Michael B. Trausch <mbt at naunetcorp.com>wrote:

>  On 05/28/2013 02:13 PM, Dennis Ruzeski wrote:
>
> I keep a small toolkit (Don't forget the static wristband), an external
> hard drive, and my preferred distro for this kind of work is Backtrack. If
> you haven't checked it out you should.
>
>
> In 30 years, I've always simply followed the rules for grounding myself
> frequently during repair.  I've never need to use mats or wristbands, and I
> have yet (knock on wood) to *accidentally* destroy a component due to
> ESD.
>

That's what I usually do, too, but it is good to remember that a lot of
semiconductors are damaged by static electricity without completely
failing.  Static discharge can take years off the life of a component and
be basically undetectable in the short term.
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