The Loose Change

Measuring electromagnetic fields with a Tri-field meter

September 6th, 2007

Alright, so I had some free time this afternoon and coincidentally got my brand new shiny tri-field meter in the mail. Everyone’s got to have a hobby right?

Well, this trifield meter measures electromagnetic fields. It’s been suggested that habitually being around devices with strong emf fields could be detrimental to our health and well-being. I’ve known about subtle energy, respect the concept and feel that it might warrant some attention.

The tri-field meter I got measures not only magnetic fields, but electrical and radio/microwave emissions. It’s very easy to use, you just turn it on and walk around. For the most part, my house was fairly inert - or lacking big emf fields. Except for the major appliances. The most notable being the refrigerator. And the side of the refigerator put out even a stronger field. Other strong ones (strong meaning way past 3 milligauss) was the stereo receiver for which I have my TV audio hooked to. That actually had a quite a big field (extended several feet beyond the device itself).

A couple interesting things. I switched over to measuring microwaves and turned on my microwave. Lesson learned. Don’t stand right next to my microwave when it’s on. The waves were strong, even with the door shut. I guess that’s why people with pacemakers shouldn’t use microwaves.

The other strong field was emitted by the Portable Sony Playstation (PSP). That cranked out some strong numbers. Makes me wonder if playing that over hours is such a hot idea. No pun intended.

My alarm clock in my bedroom had a pretty big em field. I guess that’s why the alternative docs suggested not to keep it near your head when you sleep. Fortunately, I keep mine on the other side of the room.

Lastly the surge protector to my computer equipment registered some of the strongest electromagnetic fields in my house. They were huge em readings. And I haven’t read that there are easy ways to counter em fields, something bout sheet metal. So I will have to play around with that, considering how much time I spend playing in that room.

Other than that, those were the most notable.

Being probably one of the few people in the world who don’t own a cell phone, I didn’t get a chance to play around with that yet. Also, it would also be interesting to see what the fields are like inside a car. Electric and gas powered.

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