what is an ESD bag?

[quasar923]

What is an ESD bag?

[quasar923]

i see it is for anti static. can i use a ziplock bag?

[panchoman]

ESD is Electro-Static Discharge. its like when you walk across a carpet and touch a doorknob and get shocked. an "ESD Bag" is a bag that is usually used to enclose computer parts (such as motherboards) in order to protect them from this ESD. ESD can fry your components and so the ESD bag is used to protect the parts.

[quasar923]

can i use a ziplock bag tho? what can i use bc i dont have any ESD bags

[JrRacinFan]

No you cant, in rare cases you could use bubble wrap but I would only suggest it for RAM and optical drives. Not for hard drives motherboards or graphics cards.

[quasar923]

so i have to go out and buy one of these bags? wtf im pissed.

[quasar923]

im shipping a hdd and right now its surrounded by bubble rap and that wont do?

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

They arent that expensive. I usually keep all the anti-static bags that come with my computer parts. http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g12/c133/s258/list/p1/Accessories-PC_Tools-Antistatic-Page1.html

[quasar923]

yea but i dont wanna have to buy one pay for s/h and wait a few days. is there nothing i can make that will do just as good? oo i may have a big ass one from my mobo can i cut that up and tape it together or just use the whole big thing?

[quasar923]

yes i found one!!

[zCexVe]

They are everywhere in PC shops.Just ask for one and they will give you a dozen.