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1154807 2010-11-20 03:29:00 Well, now that I have some extra free time on my hands; I have decided I am going to tidy up my computer parts that are in various areas of the house..
This will involve stripping quite a few cases of good and possibly usable parts and then dumping the cases.

I am thinking of storing all the motherboards in a plastic roller bin which will go in the garage, but wonder if static could be a problem. Ideally I would like to have a heap of anti-static bags, which I don't. So in their absence; what can I do?

Am I able to use cardboard/newspaper/something better maybe?
Myth (110)
1154808 2010-11-20 05:30:00 You could line the plastic container, and its lid, with oven foil. Terry Porritt (14)
1154809 2010-11-20 21:10:00 Serious? I would have thought that if any static got to tin(oven) foil it would screw them all up Myth (110)
1154810 2010-11-20 21:43:00 Other thing is, anyone here have a heap of anti-static bags spare?

Motherboard size... (mainly M-ATX though some ATX) - need 10

I see they selling them on trade me, but in lots of 250 - which I will never use.
Myth (110)
1154811 2010-11-20 22:20:00 My work has hundreds of old anti-static bags, but if you want any you would have to get someone in Invercargill to pick them up Greven (91)
1154812 2010-11-20 22:21:00 Serious? I would have thought that if any static got to tin(oven) foil it would screw them all up

Dead serious. Lining with "tin " foil forms a Faraday cage. No static charge can exist within a Faraday cage.

An anti-static bag is a Faraday cage, it just happens to be made with a very low conductivity coating.
Terry Porritt (14)
1154813 2010-11-20 22:36:00 Dead serious. Lining with "tin " foil forms a Faraday cage. No static charge can exist within a Faraday cage.

An anti-static bag is a Faraday cage, it just happens to be made with a very low conductivity coating.Oh ok. I also googled Faraday and Faraday cage.

Once lined, I am assuming I should lay cardboard or paper down so the tin foil does not rip?

Greven, I have no problem paying for postage if your company wants to do a misc charge.
Myth (110)
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