Dan --
I'd suggest that you have your relative call Support at the pacemaker/defib
manufacturer. On a slightly different project, I found a lot of on-line
information about device immunity, and I think we even called Support and got
additional clarifying information. Go to the source!
Mike She
Hi Dan,
So the issue here is that pacemakers are designed to be stopped with the use of
a permanent magnet. When the cardiologist is checking the operation of the
pacemaker in the office, they will stop it by placing a permanent magnet on the
chest of the patient. They can then see how the hear
Mains power lines running overhead make magnetic fields at 50/60 hertz….
I lived near Barcelona, Spain, for almost two years. The local trains used
overhead lines. The stations used color CRT displays for train info. You
could tell when a train was arriving as the display would distort
Recall from school that the H field roll off is third order. The size of the
magnets is small, about 1/8 inch on the ones I have.For comparison, the speaker
magnetics in some smart phones are a bit larger and stronger. And the phone
NFC, near field communication, uses AC magnetic fields. Oh, a
Hello list!
I have a relative with an implanted pacemaker/defibrillator who recently got
a fitness tracker that has a magnet for attachment/alignment of the charging
cord. There are warnings in the user manual advising against people with
pacemakers using this product because of the magnets, w
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