On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:07:50PM +0000, Curt wrote: > On 2015-07-23, Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > > > > Then you *would* be asking for trouble. IMHO, if anti static measures > > are not observed, then it doesn't mean the computer will not function > > but more likely a weakness to the chips occurs and then a failure > > further on down the track. > > What's a chip weakness?
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakdown_voltage "... In solid insulating materials, this usually creates a weakened path within the material by creating permanent molecular or physical changes by the sudden current." -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150723134632.GA26356@tal