Handle upgrades repairs routine maintenance and adjustments with ease. Belkin wide selection of multi-purpose tools and accessories makes it simple to perform just about any puter repair or maintenance task.Primary InformationManufacturer :  BELKIN Product Type :  Anti-static wrist band Dimensions&MiscellaneousPC Compatibility :  PC Manufacturer :  BELKIN Included Quantity :  1 UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code :  43211600 Product IDUPC:  722868135181Manufacturer Part:  F8E093

Dissipates static during electronic repair and maintenance

Reliable static control and 360-degree protection

Velcro wrist band adjusts to varying sizes

Attached self-coiling grounding cord grants freedom to move and freedom from tangles

Full 1-year warranty

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Basically it is put around your wrist while working inside your computer and cliped to an unpainted metal surface. What that does is ground you so that you wont accidentally zap your computer's motherboard or delicate electronics with a static discharge. If you work inside your PC a lot this is very nice to have, though not 100% necessarry (just touching a metal surface every now and then will work too).

Don't ignore the danger static charge poses to your computer's inards. A spark of static contains several thousand volts of electricity and will easily burn out the circuitry of your expensive envestment of a computer. This is especially true if you live in a dy climate or have carpet, or otherwise are more prone to static build up. Take my word for it, it only has to happen once and your $1000 Computeing behemoth becomes one very expensive and unfashionable paper wieght.

A strap like this is advisable to any who work on thier computers often or who live in static prone areas. This particular one is pretty good (they're all mostly the same). Only real complaint is that I wish the wrist band had been elastic instead of velcro.

32 of 33 found the following review helpful:

Works great!Mar 04, 2001

The Anti-static strap is a necessity for any guru computer user who opens up the comp. case often. Static can damage components, so you either have to touch the case every minute or so, or take the clip portion of the static band and hook it to the case. It fits quite comfortably around the wrist and it's cord expands to about double it's original size, and the wrist strap and the cord disconnect with a snap. Overall, it's a good investment, considering the price is significantly less then the components you might damage.

21 of 21 found the following review helpful:

Belkin AS Wrist BandNov 23, 2008
By L. Whatley
I have used the produst many times in the PC Repair class I teach. I order them for my students. Dependable, well made, long lasting. I still have mine after 10 years of almost daily use.

9 of 9 found the following review helpful:

No more zapping on the treadmillDec 05, 2010
By David L. Silverman
I work on a laptop while walking on a treadmill, and since in the winter the air gets drier, I was getting and giving shocks to my laptop (usually via the fingerprint sensor but also through the plastic body or keys I think) every few minutes. So I surfed over to Amazon while on the treadmill, ordered this perfect solution, and a couple days later when it arrived (I was on the treadmill then too), I got some picture wire, wrapped it around the metal arm and secured it by sticking it under the shelves that make up my "treadmill desk", attached the alligator clip to the wire, put on the strap - which is easy to do even while walking with hands in front of me - and snapped the grommet into the strap's receptacle. Result: no more shocks, ever - as long as I remember to put on the strap. No shock the first time I snap in, either.

Pros:
* snap it in and forget about it - the small-diameter coils give plenty (3 feet) of stretch, and give enough warning if I forget to take it off before running for the phone
* no more shocks
* attractive raincoat yellow against black strap
* easy to attach strap due to just enough stiffness
* easy to snap in and out

Cons:
* the strap is pretty comfortable, but it is a simple length of velcro; the part against my wrist is smooth but it could be a tad more comfortable - but this is not an issue, just a nice-to-have. I took off one star (4 total) for comfort but kept the 5 stars overall.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Anti-static wrist strap has 1 mega-ohm resistor built-inMay 09, 2011
By Cobulini
Hence the reason you can't read continuity with your multi-meter.
But you should be able to read and measure this resistance.
This isn't sign of a broken product.
This resistor has to be there for proper and safe function.
Google anti static wrist strap and read the Wikipedia link and you will find out how it's designed to operate.

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