Effect of Arc welder

I am engaged in design &development of Arc welder. I would like to know the effect of arc welder on pacemaker. What is the safe distance from a welding pont or arc welder.

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Stay away

by boatman50 - 2007-10-09 09:10:11

My book says to stay away from them altogether, no safe distance is specified. I can tell you from experience that the welder, the electrode and even the cables produce huge amounts of electro-magnetic energy but I guess you know that. I used to do alot of welding and remember seeing metal particles arranged on the floor around the cables in a pattern that indicated magnetic fields. Be careful.
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