OT Hakko question

I have a Hakko soldering reel holder.  It has a ground screw for a ground wire.  I thought it was for grounding to your ground rod but the pic shows your supposed to clip it to the circuit board your soldering on.  does it matter?

WT5Y
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[Robert McGwier]

I never noticed this until you pointed it out!

;-)

You want the solder to be at the same potential as the
ground of the circuit board it would seem to me.

Bob
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I have a Hakko soldering reel holder.  It has a ground screw for a ground
wire.  I thought it was for grounding to your ground rod but the pic shows
your supposed to clip it to the circuit board your soldering on.  does it
matter?

WT5Y
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