Beginners guide to building a hardware hacking lab
> ESD Protections<p>> The last thing that you want to happen is for you to accidentally destroy a device with static electricity, In order to avoid this, it is always a good idea to get an ESD wrist strap or an ESD protective mat.<p>Work is a different story, and maybe it's because I've only ever done electronics work on the relatively humid east coast, but I've personally never have taken special ESD precautions during my hobby time (such as grounding my desk at home or wearing a strap), yet have never discharged static electricity through any one of my personal circuits.<p>Am I doing it wrong?