The Electronics Learning Hub
Warning!
The Potentially Deadly Myth Regarding ESD Wrist Straps:
Grounding Your Body Is NOT Shock Protection
A dangerous misconceptions in the electronics DIY community, often heard on YouTube, forums, and blogs is the idea that wearing an ESD wrist strap protects you from electric shock.
This isn’t just incorrect, it’s a potentially deadly misunderstanding.
Analogy: Of A Fatal Misconception​:​​
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Using a grounded ESD wrist strap as an electrical safety device while working on live circuits is akin to using a metal umbrella with a plastic handle in a lightning storm as an electrical safety device, believing that the plastic handle component of the umbrella will protect you in the event of a lightning strike.
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In both cases, you’ve done the worst possible thing: you’ve made yourself part of the circuit, a human electrical conductor to ground, and placed your trust in devices and components that were never intended for electrical safety.
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The umbrella handle was only designed to be a handle. The resistor in an ESD strap was only designed to bleed off static electricity. Neither was engineered to protect you from electric shock or electrocution.
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Unfortunately, misconceptions like these often spread online, with well-meaning individuals unknowingly promoting unsafe practices. It’s critical to remember that an ESD wrist strap is designed solely for static discharge, not electrical protection. True electrical safety requires appropriate insulation, circuit isolation, and correct protective equipment designed for live work.
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