Potential Risks to consider when Installing Hardware Components

Unit 7 ICT Samantha Langan P2 – Explain potential risks to consider when installing hardware components. Electrostatic discharge – Damage to the components Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the sudden transfer of electricity from one object to another.... More

Unit 7 ICT Samantha Langan P2 – Explain potential risks to consider when installing hardware components. Electrostatic discharge – Damage to the components Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the sudden transfer of electricity from one object to another. Examples of this are; Lightning, the shock you feel when on a trampoline and then touch the pole or the crackling and sparks when you remove your clothes from a dryer. ESD is usually caused when two objects rub, touch, slide or are separated. ESD can damage a component without you even noticing. A tiny charge or electricity that you can’t see or hear is a damaging as a bolt of lightning to components. Nowadays components are much smaller and efficient as so they are more delicate and sensitive to ESD than before. You can prevent this by following 3 rules: Assume that all components and assemblies are sensitive to ESD, Handle ESD-sensitive items only when you are properly grounded at a static-safe work area and store and transport E Less