Battery powered chain saw

Good question

by Pacer2019 - 2019-12-09 23:41:09

I read same kind of thing regarding my gasoline backpack 🎒 blower - the concern was the starter mechanism being too close . 

Someone in here said they use the same one I have without any problems . 

More than the starter vibration was mentioned . 

I decided since it’s only been since March for me I would hire out my Leaf 🍁 blowers chores this year - revisit it next year .

i kind of get the impression that even if something does interfere I can just move away from it and be ok. 

Maybe by next year if still concerned I can wear a Kevlar vest or plate between me and my blower as an extra precaution 😬.

im certain someone more versed than me will chime in that even uses same thing u have . 

Mire 

Electric Chain Saw

by AgentX86 - 2019-12-10 08:50:36

My EP is very conservative with me because I'm I'm dependent with no escape rhythm. He told me that electric garden tools held at arms length were no problem but gas tools weren't to me used the ignition systems can be hazardous. If something happens, most will feel funny and put the machine down. I wouldn't be able to get away from the source of the interference. So it depends on your situation. Ask your EP but even in my extreme case, with a conservative EP,  an electric chain saw wouldn't be a problem. I got rid of my gas powered tools and replaced them with electrics.

Warnings

by Theknotguy - 2019-12-10 10:06:19

Most of the warnings you receive about equipment are CYA information from the manufacturer.  That prevents the lawsuit in case someone thinks they can get a windfall of money by claiming the tool impeded their pacemaker.  It makes it really hard for the person with a new pacemaker to determine which warnings have merit and which are just warnings to prevent a lawsuit.  

I've written on the forum where I volunteer at a charity woodshop making furniture for indigent people.  I run all the equipment in the woodshop without any problems.  The only exception being the Saws-all reciprocating saw which affects the accelerometer in my pacemaker and kicks up my heart rate.  As long as I dampen the vibration I get along fine.  I've also written where I was drilling Kreg Jig pocket screw holes, got tired, and started pushing on a  running 110 volt DeWalt power drill using my shoulder.  My pacemaker was lying on top of the running drill with no effects.  I also run a 110 volt power chainsaw and used it to cut down a 30 foot tree.  No problems.  

The battery powered yard equipment shouldn't give you any problems as I run all the same tools myself with no problems.  Some is 110 volt powered and some is battery powered - no problems.  That's excluding sore muscles and being tired.  But usually Tylenol and some rest alleviate the pain and being stiff. 

The newer pacemakers are better shielded and seem not to be affected by most power tools used around the typical American household.  

Things I am concerned about are the rare earth magnets you can now purchase on line.  Friend of mine purchased some that you needed a small crow bar to pull them apart.  I do keep those more than six inches from my pacemaker although the guy did have one at shoulder level on his refrigerator.  I walked within a foot of it with no problems.  And I have handled some of them with no problems.  I just make sure they're more than six inches away from my pacemaker.  Even I'm not dumb enough to see what might happen.  

Any exercise is better than none at all and as long as you get out there and keep moving you should do a lot better than by sitting in an easy chair worrying about what may happen.    

magnets

by lucentio - 2019-12-12 01:07:40

Magnet attached to a fridge should not be a problem. Check the messages about magnets on name tags earlier for reason why.