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    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?

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    Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

    ESD straps have a megohm or more resistance by design.

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      #3
      Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

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

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        Re: Testing and ESD Strap?

        Originally posted by Nerfinator View Post
        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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          #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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            #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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