We can make custom Herpstat II's with grounded cords. They are $20 additional which pays for the cost difference of the cords and the extra labor. The cords themselves cost us $9 a cord and the Herpstat II takes two of them. If someone wanted to pay shipping both ways and have a Herpstat II retrofitted with grounded cords we could do that but the easiest way would be to just drill into the metal rack if it doesn't already have a ground hookup and wire from rack to rack and then ground to the outlet. You can either pull the plastic cover off and find a way to ground to the metal box or even easier is to just take the cheapest 3 prong extensions cord you can find and just clip the outlet end off, strip back the hot and neutral wires and tape them up and then connect the ground wire to your wire routed to the racks. Should be less than a 5 minute job. Metal racks should be grounded because if the heat tape fails or has a break in it that touches the metal the electricity will go through the rack, through you, to ground.
Dion Brewington
Owner, Spyder Robotics
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