[Elecraft] ESD Question!

[capobs1 at bellsouth.net]

Good afternoon All.

They say an un-asked question is the only "dumb" question.  Well, here goes!

I'm an appliance operator and my technical skills are kinda shallow.  I do have a DMM and know how to use it.

I'm in the planning stage of building my dream transceiver: aka an Elecraft K3.

After reading through the assembly manual [thanks to its availability on the Internet], it's very clear that I should not try such a  project without an ESD Wrist Strap and ESD Mat.  I have these in my possession as we speak.  They were purchased from a commercial company advertising them as ESD items.

That leads me to my question.  How can I be assured that this Mat IS grounding a PCB [or anything else] during the "build" process?

I checked the resistance of the Wrist Strap and sure enough there is a 1M Ohm resistor in there.

I cannot figure a way to check the Mat's grounding.  It's "alligator clip" is attached to my station's woven metal Ground Strap system.  

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks and Best 73.

Jim.........
WA4NTM
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