To prevent the adverse effects of static electricity on equipment in the equipment room, the installation and use of anti-static raised floors must be considered.
Advantages of installing anti-static raised floor
1. Simplifies installation and provides greater flexibility for future changes and expansions of equipment configuration.
2. The equipment in the computer room can be freely electrically connected under the anti-static floor, which is convenient for laying and maintenance, and makes the computer room clean and beautiful.
3. It can protect various cables, wires, data lines and sockets from damage.
4. The computer room can use the space under the floor as the static pressure wind bank of the air conditioner to obtain a satisfactory airflow organization. No matter where the computer equipment is installed, air-conditioned air can be obtained through the air vents of the anti-static raised floor.
5. It is beneficial to the repair and maintenance of the bottom of the equipment.
6. Eliminates the harm to human body caused by cable exposure.
7. The adjustability of the anti-static raised floor can be used to eliminate the unevenness of the real ground and ensure the overall levelness of the ground in the computer room.
8. It can make electrostatic charge leak to the ground and reflect electromagnetic radiation.
What is anti-static floor
Anti-static floor is also called dissipative static floor. is a floor that, when grounded or connected to any lower potential point, enables charge to dissipate, characterized by a resistance between 1.0x105-10 Ω.
Effects of static electricity on computers
The anti-static technology of the computer room is a part of the safety and protection category of the computer room. Static electricity generated due to various reasons is one of the most frequent and difficult to eliminate hazards. Static electricity will not only cause random failures, malfunctions or operational errors to computer operation, but also lead to breakdown and destruction of certain components, such as CMOS , MOS circuits, and bi-level circuits. In addition, static electricity also has a significant impact on the external equipment of the computer. Display devices with cathode ray tubes, when subjected to static interference, will cause image disorder and blurring. Static electricity will also cause malfunctions such as Modem , network card, fax , etc., and the wiring of the printer is not smooth.
Problems caused by static electricity are not only difficult for hardware personnel to find out, but sometimes software personnel mistake it for a software failure, resulting in work confusion. In addition, when static electricity is discharged to a computer or other equipment through the human body ( the so-called spark ), when the energy reaches a certain level, it will also give people a feeling of electric shock.