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1338531 2013-05-02 05:04:00 Static is widely ignored by people who should know better, and not well understood by a great deal more.

For example how many times have you seen a card sitting on top of an anti static bag, only the inside has a metallic coating the outside is just plastic.

I'm convinced quite a few obscure faults and stability issues are the result of minor static damage caused by poor handling of sensitive components.
dugimodo (138)
1338532 2013-05-02 05:11:00 Don't buy old stuff. I only generally buy brand new parts on trade me from a reliable source. Like a trade me store. ChazTheGeek (16619)
1338533 2013-05-02 22:18:00 I just received a used Vid card I bought from a Trademe seller, a PC Repair Business

You would think a PC repair company would know that it should have been in an AntiStatic bag, not just wrapped in normal bubble wrap.
I tried to tell them this over the ph, they didnt seem to know what antistatic bags where.
Hmmn, from a PC repair business , not very good.

The card was faulty btw :-)

I got some RAM that was wrapped in a paper towel once :lol:
Renegade (16270)
1338534 2013-05-02 22:37:00 Farnell have done the opposite to me. Package things in ESD safe bags that don't even need it, like capacitors. Agent_24 (57)
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