Can welding affect your heart? Got a little nervous

[DaveO]

Good on ya for seein' the doc!

This is odd: AWS says there's no direct link between EMF and health conditions, then goes on to give ways to limit your exposure.
http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/FACT-17.pdf

[kenwhite]

A couple of things.

First, the paranormal EMF meters won't measure the short wavelengths that the body can absorb so don't waste your money.

Second, the body is susceptible to magnetic fields. Long wavelength fields that eminate from 60 Hz power lines are not easily absorbed by the body. However, impulse noise is rich in very high frequency fields, and these signals have a very short wavelength that the body can absorb.

So, when in doubt, play it safe and limit any exposure that you think may be harmful...

[Wookie]

your old machine and a new machine (any Brand) would be both putting out electro magnetic waves

[hooda]

Well it's been a month or better since I last logged in, (yeah I'll have a thread explaining the giant dump the world has taken on me). Anyway, I had a major project going on, and I was suddenly notified that I was to stop what I was doing, get the piece that I was working on out of my dad's shop, and get my stuff out, ASAP. So, I had already decided to get rid of the welder and buy EVERLAST. My ad had been on CL for 5 weeks, and gotten no calls. As I was returning from dropping off the guy's unfinished welding job, I got a call. The guy showed up, watched me run a foot if FLAWLESS welds on aluminum, reached into his pocket, peeled off 7 crisp 50 dollar bills, and said "I'll give ya' fifty more to deliver it". I wanted to tell the guy to pound sand, but the memory of what this thing did to me at the 300 amp range had my lips uttering "OK, but I keep the ground cable" (25 foot, 4/0 with a solid bronze jackson clamp). So, sad as I was to see it go, at least I have eliminated any possibility of that particular machine causing me any undue harm. BTW, the doc said he didn't know, and ran a ekg and told me that was normal, but to get away from that machine just to be sure, as it could just be that I as an individual was sensitive to that particular situation.

[everlastsupport]

WOW, I would have unplugged it and waited longer for a higher bidder. Sounds that guy got a deal. But the economy and all, and health issue, I can see why you did. And $50 to deliver it. With gas prices and the weight. Sorry you took such a bad hit.

Hope all is getting back to normal for you.

[DaveO]

Welcome back, Hooda! Sorry to hear you've hit a rough patch of road. Are you and Mikeymetal still demolishing those trailers?