Testing and ESD Strap?

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  • Nerfinator
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2015
    • 56
    • USA

    #1

    Testing and ESD Strap?

    I bought 3 ESD straps, they were cheap and so I thought, well I'm going to test it. I put my multimeter to continuity, put one probe on the clamp of the ESD and touched the plate on the band side, no sound and no change on the meter. I know my meter is good and all 3 bands do this under the test.

    Am I correct in that all 3 of these straps are bad or am I missing something?
  • SteveNielsen
    Retired Tech
    • Jun 2012
    • 2327
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

    ESD straps have a megohm or more resistance by design.

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    • Nerfinator
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2015
      • 56
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

      I did not know that. How can I test to make sure it works?

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      • Radio Fox
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Jan 2010
        • 281
        • UK

        #4
        Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

        Originally posted by Nerfinator
        I did not know that. How can I test to make sure it works?
        Set your multimeter to a higher resistance range.
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        • Nerfinator
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2015
          • 56
          • USA

          #5
          Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

          Thank you, I'm pretty new to electronics and really appreciate the reply. All 3 ESDs measure at about 990 resistance.

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          • eccerr0r
            Solder Sloth
            • Nov 2012
            • 8678
            • USA

            #6
            Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

            As a scientist, the warning to you: make sure you get your units right. 990 ohms sounds too low, 990 K ohms is probably what you read.

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