John,
You ought to have zero ohms between ground and the long slot (neutral)
in each outlet. You should not even hook an ohmmeter between ground
and the short slot (hot), because that will fry many ohmmeters. If the
continuity is reversed -- short slot to ground = 0, you have a serious
safety hazard and need to get an electrician to fix it asap.
Dave Prentice
prentice@instruction.com
http://www.originsresource.org
-----Original Message-----
From: jdtiede@bellsouth.net <jdtiede@bellsouth.net>
To: nolug@joeykelly.net <nolug@joeykelly.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 4:31 PM
Subject: [Nolug] Possible grounding/static electricity problem
> It has been pointed out to me that my failures in changing
>mobos and CPUs may be due to static electricity. I'm not sure
>but don't think I had that problem before my last move, so I
>got out my volt-ohmmeter and checked for continuity between
>the ground connector and "hot" terminal in wall outlets and
>my UPS. There is zero resistance. Then I tried in bathroom
>and kitchen and found infinite resistance between ground
>terminal and water pipes. Do I have a problem or not?
> If there is no problem, would a wrist strap and/or an
>anti-static mat offer significantly greater protection than
>almost-constant contact with the unpainted chassis while
>plugged in but not turned on? (There is no resistance
>between that and ground or "cold" terminal either.)
>
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