Friday, September 5, 2014

By Mattie MacDonald


Situations that involve a good deal of intricate electrical equipment requires that a certain level of precautions be taken against damages. Computers and databases containing valuable information are sensitive to warm temperatures, liquid spills, and especially to sudden surges of electricity. Installing quality static control carpets in places hosting these machines can help greatly eliminate some of the chances of data loss or harm to various components.

A sudden burst of electrical charge, even a split second one, has the power to cause serious damage to sensitive computer components. The surge of power might result in melted connectors, singed wires, and the irreversible loss of valuable data. While various parts may be replaced or repaired with little issue, having the information deleted may have far reaching repercussions.

As people go about their daily doings, they tend to build up electrical charges, especially as they drag their feet along the carpeting while walking. This can send small shocks from the fingertips into keyboards, monitors or towers of computers, resulting in minor glitches. When enough of these little discharges are released simultaneously, they can harm the whole system.

This special made type of carpet is designed to minimize electrostatic charges and protect valuable electronics from damaging surges. Using fibers of a unique composition with permanent conductivity properties that have been fully UL approved, the product actually poses many benefits to facilities that have them installed. They attract the electricity generated through contact and channel it down to a grounded base that renders it harmless.

There are several manufacturers for this type of product though they all share many of the same basic functionality features. As one may expect, having a specialty flooring placed throughout a facility can be quite costly should there be any need to replace portions of it. For the purposes of being economical, the carpet is produced in two foot square tiles for maximum efficiency.

Small tile sections have multiple advantages, not the least of which being that they are considerably more affordable that purchasing enough carpeting to cover an entire room. As they are created in patterns that have no particular direction or color scheme, they hide stains, dye lot variations and wear from foot traffic. It also makes it possible to simply replace the portion of the flooring that has become damaged without interfering with the surrounding pieces.

While protecting precious computer components, this extremely low maintenance type of carpeting is also beneficial to the people in the facility. It resists staining, requires only vacuuming to keep clean and has the capability to deaden the sounds and vibrations created by banks of running machines. They also contain EPA approved anti-microbial properties that protect employees from hazardous influences like odor, mildew and mold.

There are stringent specifications in place for materials sold for their electrostatic conductive properties. This type of carpeting is require to meet much stricter standards than household floor coverings since they post claims of being able to protect sensitive equipment. Some facilities that commonly utilize these products are 911 dispatch units, call centers, data collection banks, computer labs, network servers and critical command offices.




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