Reply 1 of 6, by sklawz
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hi
wrote:How risky is to use Styrofoam to protect CPU/Chip PINs? As in stick a cpu into a piece of styrofoam.
I mean, what if static buildup occurs or something?
You can use polystyrene if you cover it in conductive material. I use tin foil (cooking foil) for this purpose.
Bye.
Reply 2 of 6, by TheMAN
there are special anti-static foam used for shipping CPUs... that is what you need to use
styrofoam creates static electricity, not what you want to use!
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Reply 4 of 6, by Jorpho
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I was posting about this a while ago. I never did find a decent, cheap source for foam.
Shipping a CPU
I have some grey stuff that I scavenged from a computer store and from laser printer cartridge packing, but I doubt it is conductive.
Reply 5 of 6, by sliderider
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wrote:I was posting about this a while ago. I never did find a decent, cheap source for foam.
Shipping a CPUI have some grey stuff that I scavenged from a computer store and from laser printer cartridge packing, but I doubt it is conductive.
I had a guy ship me a Pentium MMX chip installed in a CPU socket that he hacked off of a dead motherboard once.