Would a third party fence trigger the Sawstop on TKS 80 EBS?

[WoodworkingAndrew]

I've recently purchased a (2nd hand) TKS 80 EBS and am looking at options for the fence. I'll be mounting this saw to my workbench as I don't need this to be portable so that opens up options from just VB extension. I've searched and found other thread on this forum about people adding other fences, but I wanted to ask and not assume that adding a metal fence wouldn't somehow trigger the sawstop mechanism. I presume it shouldn't matter about anything else conductive even if it's mechanically attached somehow to the saw, unless there is contact with the blade, but I didn't want to just assume.

I've been looking at building something in conjunction with this from Rutlands. In principle there shouldn't be a problem with this, should there? I live in the UK btw.

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[ChuckS]

As long as the fence is not in touch with the spinning saw blade, you're fine.

 

[bertv]

Won’t the lights on the console warn you about possible trouble before hitting the start button?

 

[WoodworkingAndrew]

That's a good point about the lights, thanks. I hadn't thought of that.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

It's not really even the metal that sets it off anyway. It's the conductivity of you touching it.
Everybody has seen the hotdog thing, but it's the guy holding it that causes the reaction. I assume that had the hotdog been attached in some other way, it would cut through, but I have never seen it tested/proven.
The thing to watch out for, that never seems to get mentioned, it that static electricity can trip it too.
A couple of summers ago, I was cutting quite a few sheets of PVC sheeting. It took a few cuts, but eventually the rubbing of that plastic created enough of a charge to trip it.
I had done it several times, with no issues, but one particular day the humidity must have been low enough? I never trusted it again. I switched over to track saw cutting after that. It worked out better anyway.