No more arc welding

[Barryh]

Thanks Barry. I will give them a call and see if this has been used for Pace Makers. I could put this on the back and/or front of my leather welding vest.

Not sure of what you are prepared to spend, but if this material works, maybe you could have a leather worker or a Tailor custom make you something with this material sewn into or in between the layers, in the form of a vest or apron of some kind to make it more comfortable to wear. In any case I would be curious to know what you find out.

 

[gemini5362]

The arc itself is probably a dandy source of electromagnetic radiation/radio frequency interference. I seem to recall reading a reference to "spark transmitter radio".

There are tiny OA torches made specifically for welding thin materials. Here's an example from McMaster: Part# 7932A12.

Oops- gotta get back to work...

Gravy

He is right on the money. In my opinion the biggerst danger is the arc itself. The arc is a very good source for a High Frequency transmitter granted low power but you are going to be very close to it. The Frequency will be all over the place so would be very hard ( pretty well imposible) to shied against. As the RF generated by the arc crosses the leads to the pacemaker it would generate a voltage. This voltage might be high enough to damage the pacemaker and I would imagine at the least would be a problem for syncing the pacemaker to your heart beat. The bottom line for me is that I think you are taking the right attitude by not arc welding. The guy that does it and gets by with it might just be living on borrowed time.

 

[Barryh]

He is right on the money. In my opinion the biggerst danger is the arc itself. The arc is a very good source for a High Frequency transmitter granted low power but you are going to be very close to it. The Frequency will be all over the place so would be very hard ( pretty well imposible) to shied against. As the RF generated by the arc crosses the leads to the pacemaker it would generate a voltage. This voltage might be high enough to damage the pacemaker and I would imagine at the least would be a problem for syncing the pacemaker to your heart beat. The bottom line for me is that I think you are taking the right attitude by not arc welding. The guy that does it and gets by with it might just be living on borrowed time.

As I said in my previous post. I wouldn't try this shielding with Arc Welding, but it might be good insurance for protecting yourself when working with regular power tools that could give off a low magnetic field.

 

[BobRip]

As I said in my previous post. I wouldn't try this shielding with Arc Welding, but it might be good insurance for protecting yourself when working with regular power tools that could give off a low magnetic field.

Good points from all. I appreciate your concerns and suggestions.

 

[MossRoad]

Good points from all. I appreciate your concerns and suggestions.

Just think what we'd tell you if we didn't like you.

 

[cqaigy2]

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Originally Posted by BobRip
Good points from all. I appreciate your concerns and suggestions.

Just think what we'd tell you if we didn't like you.

Just think what we'd tell you if we didn't like you.

We can only imagine.

 

[BobRip]

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Originally Posted by BobRip
Good points from all. I appreciate your concerns and suggestions.

Just think what we'd tell you if we didn't like you.

We can only imagine.

Do I feel stupid. Today I was at a Blacksmith meeting and the guy next to me has a pacemaker. His runs pretty much full time and yet he is allowed to arc weld. I saw him make several welds today. I have never called the pacemaker company, just listened to the doctor. I call tonight (yes, Saturday, boy what good service) and basically they said it's OK to weld with a few minor restrictions. (wear gloves, not over 400 amps, do not wrap cord around you, pause 10 seconds between stops, place ground clamp near weld, and a few others). They are sending me an offical copy of this and hopefully it will be here by Monday. Boy am I happy!!! I have been welding with gas, but it is not as fast and does not work as well on thick metal.

 

[MossRoad]

Hey, that sounds great! I hope it works out for you.

 

[BobRip]

Really even better, I went into the family doctor for routine work last Wednesday and asked her why I was taking medication to lower blood pressure when I have never had high blood pressure. It is routinely prescribed when you have a heart attack, which I have not had. So I am off that, I am sleeping better and have more energy. What a win. It's been a great week.

 

[BobRip]

Really even better, I went into the family doctor for routine work last Wednesday and asked her why I was taking medication to lower blood pressure when I have never had high blood pressure. It is routinely prescribed when you have a heart attack, which I have not had. So I am off that, I am sleeping better and have more energy. What a win. It's been a great week.

Hey these two incidents show the advantage of questioning your doctor and the medical system.