Originally Posted by Fyron (Post 662883)

Seriously though, where is this mystical static charge going to come from?

Originally Posted by Fyron (Post 662883)

Clean rooms at least have a physically sound principle behind them, even if they are generally excessive for most of the stuff they get used for..

They work at giving you a false sense of security, all while lining the pockets of the strap fatcats! Seriously though, where is this mystical static charge going to come from? Once you touch a conductor once, it's gone. Just standing there, working on the PCB, you aren't going to accrue any new charge..