Corsair 200R - Where do I ground?

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duftutta

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I am considering moving my PC components to a new case as it will be a bit smaller and have better freedom as far as airflow is concerned.

I am considering the Corsair 200R, which seems like everything a beginner like me needs, however when I attach an anti-static wrist strap, I have been told to attach it to a bare metal point on the case, but from what I have seen all the metal and all the screws are painted.

So where would I ground myself if I'm building in this case?
 
Solution
The best connection point is one of brass MoBo standoffs as you have bare metal with better conductivity than steel on a screw that is screwed into the metal. Inserting the screw will grind off some of the paint on the female threads even if it did manage to get coverage during the painting process.

Most of the time you have some exposed to the right of the Motherboard. Otherwise you can simply attack the clip sideways to the lower right one that will hold in the MoBo.

Back up but somewhat less effective points are:

-The screws holding in your PSU.
-Any screw holding the case together. Unscrew it a bit and clamp on to the threads.
-If you are concerned.... take case screw down to your local hardware store and get a longer one...


Yes, you will be fine. I've been doing this job (building PC's) for over 20 years, and never once have I suffered an electric shock, nor have I ever killed a component with static.