Step 2: Attach Ground Point to
Modmat Snap
The first generation GamersNexus Anti-
Static Modmat includes a 10mm female
snap socket in one corner. The Ground
Point can attach to the metal socket,
illustrated above, by simply lining-up the
socket and stud, then snapping them
together. Apply force from both sides of
the mat. If you need to remove the
Ground Point, simply lift up on the
Ground Point to separate it from the mat.
This will help ground the work surface
and all attached devices to help protect
against ESD (electro-static discharge).
Step 3: Attach Ring Terminal to
Ground Location (USA)
At this stage, you can connect the ring
terminal to the grounding location. For a
standard US outlet, assuming a correctly
wired building, you may connect the
Ring Terminal from the Ground Point
cable to a “green wire” grounding point.
Attach the ring terminal to the central
screw in a US standard 110VAC
outlet
. The ring terminal should be on
the ‘outside’ of the outlet faceplate;
remove the screw, mount the ring
terminal, and re-insert the screw into its
socket. We have found that this is more
effective than grounding via the third
ground pin on a plug. Not all outlets
ground the central screw. Please test or
research your outlet to understand its
grounding configuration. Failure to
properly use the terminal ring, and
failure to research the grounding
location’s wiring, could result in lack of
grounding. Connecting the ring terminal
to an incorrect plug or pin in an outlet
(e.g. hot plugs) could result in electric
shock, fire, and/or severe injury.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT
OR FORM CONTACT BETWEEN
THE RING TERMINAL AND A
HOT PLUG OR PIN. DO NOT
CONNECT RING TERMINAL TO
ANY PIN THAT YOU DON’T
UNDERSTAND.
NOTE: Usage Without
Terminating at an Outlet (e.g. Non-
US Usage)
Although less effective, you could also
plug a PC power supply straight into the
wall (
without
the ground point attached
and with the PSU switch off), then tape
the ground point to the external PSU
shell, or seat the ground point
underneath the PSU shell. Painted shells
won’t work as well as exposed metal
(e.g.
grounding to a steel chassis that
already has an installed PSU, via
taping the ring terminal to the case or
using a screw to hold it in place
), but
this will provide some level of assurance
while offering a secondary grounding
method, and one which does not require
