“Hi, I was wondering what inside part of the Acer Nitro 5 laptop I could connect the alligator clip to in order to ground myself and the laptop. I’m trying to upgrade the ram and add an SSD to it.”
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First you're asking on the wrong product but this is important info so I'll answer... You don't ground yourself to the laptop or PC your actively working on. You ground yourself to something separate. Anything metal that's also grounded will work fine. I actually use the screw that's on my long unused telephone line in my kitchen. Static electricity isn't "good" but at levels you would generate that are generally harmless to hardware. Perhaps many many many years ago you would need to make sure you were grounded but people have recently done tests with a static electricity generator that's essentially gun shaped with a small tip so you can place it anywhere and they had to dial the juice way up... Way beyond anything you could possibly generate and they tried really hard to kill the system but couldn't. This was mid range hardware so results may vary but they shocked the ram dies directly when the PC was on. They also shocked the SSD, and basically everything else and the PC shutdown once but then booted again just fine. There was 1 thing that they shocked near the end on the motherboard that did kill the system (if I'm remembering correctly) but they had the voltage at levels that would take 30 people to generate. Check YouTube for something like "Linus tech tips static electricity" or "static electricity on PC components" It's not nearly as risky as people think.. that being said anything is possible and while I don't personally keep myself grounded I do make sure Im wearing shoes, never on a rug and I touch my trusty grounded screw everytime I walk away and come back. Way too many words..
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Licensed electrician here. The gentleman with the long response was correct. However, not all electricians remember to ground receptacle enclosures, including telephone. If you have a meter, set it to ohms (Ω) at the most sensitive setting or smallest number should your meter have that option. If your home is up to code, the neutral should be bonded at the first point of service. So touch one probe to the neutral and one to what you might think is grounded. If it is, your meter will read all zeros 0.00. If it says OL, that’s open line and means it is either not grounded or your neutral is not bonded at the first point of service, in which case you got bigger issues. BUT, before all that, make sure your neutral and your hot are not wired backwards. You can do so by inserting a “plug bug” into your receptacle. If they are wired correctly, the neutral is the slot that is longer on a three prong receptacle. If receptacle is positioned ground prong down, it is the slot on the left. Be careful. Electricity does not discriminate. It don’t care your race, creed or sexual orientation. It will kill you nevertheless. Good luck friend.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Anything actually metal and conductive like a screw or the frame. And nothing woth like paint covering it as that can be an insulator
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You dont have to ground yourself to the laptop, just ground to anything near by you can connect to that any static you generate will dissipate before you touch the components.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can plug your laptop charger into the wall without connecting your laptop to the charger and then attach the alligator clip to the input part of the charger plug ( the bit that plugs into the laptop ). The charger cable is a grounded connector so it will discharge static.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Do not clip to the laptop m. It needs to be attached to something that is grounded (touching the ground basically) so you won’t be able to safely use the laptop. Try something like a desk or nearby shelf that is metal and conductive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I dont think it needs connected to the laptop. Hook to anything that grounds you so you dont shock components with static you would build up walking on carpet in socks or something. It is to ground you.
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