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    Aluminum Foil Tape Conducting Electricity

    Hi All,

    Just wanted to share a video I made that shows why aluminum foil tape is unsafe to use because it does conduct electricity - if you use aluminum frame as your rack it will become completely live if it comes in contact with a live circuit.

    I have my plug wires stripped and connected to thermal rings. The lamp that I used is also applied the same way. The wires and rings are not touching. electricity is passing through the aluminum foil tape.

    I know a lot of you use it on your racks and may want to think twice about using it. I am guilty of doing this with my earlier racks, but have removed it all since finding this out.

    http://youtu.be/pjjIffmbxu4
    Last edited by MikeLopez; 03-12-2012 at 02:01 AM.

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