Would wearing rubber gloves have the same effect as using an antistatic wristband while handling pc components?
No, rubber gloves aren’t thick enough to prevent an arc to your skin and the rubber can build up quite a charge on its surface and probably make the situation worse. Keep the computer plugged in as long as you aren’t working on the power supply. The chassis will be grounded so try to stay in contact with that, if you have any wire, you can wrap that around your wrist and then screw it to the chassis, make sure the wire contacts your skin. I worked on PC components for years and never used a static strap and never broke anything with an ESD.
I would avoid using latex gloves and just be sure to touch a metal part on the computer case to ground yourself. Anti-static wrist straps are available at Radio Shack for around $5 if you are really worried about zapping something. Yo can also but rubber mats that are anti-static to place on the table top.
no it wouldn’t it’d make the situation a lot worse because of the static the gloves could generate the problem of static discharge is potential difference or the difference in charge between the components and you that is why you should have the bench you work on earthed and the strap connected to that all components should then be placed on the bench still in their antistatic bags so the difference in charge can equalize
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