Review on Anti-Static Wrist Straps for Industrial Power Tools - Enhance Electrostatic Discharge Protection by Richard Payne

My graphics card has failed and I've decided to replace it with a pretty good one. I didn't want to risk damaging the card with static electricity, so I dabbled a little with anti-static wrist straps. In the end, this set of three prevailed. I tried testing them with my regular clamp meter, which is probably not the most accurate for measuring resistance. None of them had continuity or measured resistance. Well, that could be because my meter isn't registering that high resistance, so I'll just assume they are and they're working fine. I mean all 3 can't be bad...right? Moving on... This is a stretch knit fabric. I have fairly large hands (XL or XXL size gloves) but thin wrists. I had no problem getting it on my hands and when I did it fit snugly around my wrists. I should point out that while the fabric clearly has an elastic band, it doesn't pull the hair on your arm like an actual elastic band. . It's just a very stretchy fabric. Unfolded, they were exactly 3.5 inches wide. When stretched they were about 6 inches wide. The end of the fabric strap is bent and sewn so it cannot come out of the clip. I left the adjustment clip open and using it that way was firm enough to make good contact with my wrist. I found that only one of the straps (blue) had a fairly tight snap connection. The other two black guys seemed very easygoing and I wondered how something so easygoing could guarantee a good connection. I don't see any way to make it more solid than hitting the top of the male part with a hammer to even it out, so I decided to just use blue. A star was deducted for this. I pulled out the coiled cord and it measured 65 inches. It was enough for me and I had no trouble working with it on my wrist and clipping it to a drawer while reaching for tools and the like. If you're within 3 feet then you're done, and if you need to go further the cord detaches and reattaches fairly easily. I just took the whole bracelet off and put it on. The three straps were packed in a very strong zippered bag for storage. The bag has a large hole for hanging. There was also a branded Eco-Melt lens cleaning cloth for some reason. I always leave my computer case plugged into a power strip that is plugged into a grounded outlet and turn off the power when I'm working on my computer. I used to rub my finger on a grounded chassis before touching any components, and regularly again. Even though I was wearing one of those belts now, I was doing the same thing all the time. Hey, you can't be too careful! Overall, they're comfortable and (assuming they work) a good buy.