Hi guys
i run a small rc model club in the UK
our club has just got spad fever the guys in our club have built loads of them including myself.
An issue was recently raised by one of the members about the meterial been used for the streamers this being video tape !
As we fly near to a power station there is some power cables nearby.
it was said that if the video tape became caught in the cable would this pose a hazard to a passer by if they were to touch it ?
after a lot of thought and investigation i relalised that the tape in video cassets was actualy conductive as it contains metals which are magnetised ie chromadioxide, ferrite etc and even though it does provide some resistence im shure 25 kv from a power line wuold find a way down it.
is this one of the reasons why i havent heard of poeple using it before or is it some other issues ?
i understand that in comps creape paper is used which is better for the enviroment as it is bio degradable also non conductive.

appreciate any replys on this matter
regards
biggen