Computer-grade carpet is the predecessor to conductive and static-dissipative carpet. Designed during the infancy of the information age, computer grade-carpet contains a high density of bi-component antistatic yarns. Like all antistatic carpet, it does not conduct electricity and cannot be grounded.
The antistatic properties of computer grade carpet are usually described by obsolete commercial standards, such as the IBM/Burroughs standard which grades carpet by its kV rating (see low kV). A carpet specified for use around computers and other electronic equipment should be evaluated by kV rating (walking body voltage), measured in volts, and resistance to ground, measured in OHMS.
