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1.Make sure the plug is removed, safety first!

2.Don't touch anything unless you are grounded

Static electricity can cause damage to electronics, according to howstuffworks:

The way you eliminate static elec tricity is by grounding yourself. There are lots of ways to ground yourself, but probably the easiest is to wear a grounding bracelet on your wrist. Then you connect the bracelet to something grounded (like a copper pipe or the center screw on a wall outlet's face plate). By connecting yourself to ground, you eliminate the possibility of static shock.

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