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Ive seen similar products used in the electronics industry for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. Can I use these for grounding?

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Ive seen similar products used in the electronics industry for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. Can I use these for grounding?

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A. Yes, you can, and they will have some benefit. However such systems have quite a large resistance built in which dampens the effect of the grounding, specifically the induced voltages in the body due to EMF are not reduced so effectively with such systems. The equipment we sell is specially manufactured for lowest ground resistance, while still being safe to connect via a mains electrical outlet. Typically, ESD equipment has 1 MegaOhm resistance per component in the system, and so generally a complete system will have at least 2 MegaOhm (2000 KiloOhm) resistance (e.g. a plug plus a cord). Our systems are manufactured with a total resistance of 200 KiloOhm, which is the lowest possible resistance while still being completely safe for grounding via mains systems up to 250V.