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charles craig

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Recently I had a triple bypass and a pace-maker installed. Then I browsed thru a post that mentioned that they couldnt weld any more because of the pace-maker that they had. Upon questioning my doctor, he called Medtronics, the company that made my pace-maker, they told him " it was all right to weld. A search on the internet led me to believe that arc welding on a machine up to 200 amps would not upset the pace-maker. More input on this subject would put more light on the subject. the floor is open to new business CC
 
The good neighbor aside of us has a pacemaker and was told by his doctor to stay clear of the high tension lines running thru his place and ours. He has not been out there for nearly 10 years now.... one doctors opinion??? I don't know.
I would be interested in learning more also.
Cal
 
I have had a pacemaker for 8 years. Actually on the second one now. The surgeon that installed the first one said no arc welding but TIG welding was ok. Go figure! I questioned the Medtronic representative that was present when I got the second one, he said they advise to avoid all electromagnetic fields. He did say that it would not harm the device but may cause it to not function properly during exposure, but it would return to normal function as soon as the exposure ceased. He said the real problem is how much you depend on the pacer, in my case it is 98%. According to the Medtronic rep the Pacemaker is not the one in danger during arc welding. I know welders that have continued to work for years after getting a pacemaker. Phil
 
a bearing heater would be much worse than welding , I was wearing a watch and happened to look at it as I was checking the bearing and it was going backwards then forwards extremely fast depending on the place my hand was.
 
6 years with one. I am on my second ICD.
The factory man hesitates to say right out about arc welding,but I go with what Phil says 100 percent. I was told to run/bring the cables in from the front and stay as far as I could from them and their Magnetic field . Leaning over a car alternator is very, very bad.
High tension lines are no problem. The checkers at store doorways are more power full. I am told to just go through them but not to stop and fool around. I have a card says no way for airport hand held scanners.
Enjoy yours, It is the best "comfort blanket" ever invented. So go to sleep every night and let it do the watching.
KennyP
 
Cal, could be that was an older one. The very first ones had to stay away from micro wave too.
There are a lot of them, pacemakers, in use now a days.
KennyP
 
I think they got it mixed up concerning TIG welding. Maybe on steel without high frequency but the high frequency used for arc starting on DC and continuous use for AC TIG is known to cause problems with radio's and electronic equipment. A lot of earlier plasma torches also used high frequency for the pilot arc. The manufacturers are trying to get away from using high frequency because of the problems it can cause. You might want to clue the surgeon in about the HF used in TIG welding and some plasma torches and see if he has the same opinion. Dave
 
Don't know about welding, but I have had a Medtronics pacer for about 14 months...pacing 100%. I was told a strong magnetic field would shut it off temporarily, but once out of the field it would return to normal function. I go through the walk-through detectors at air ports, operate chain saw, and work on cars. Only problem is feeling it shut off briefly, but never had any real problem.
 
if you have just a pacemaker maybe you would be all right but if you have the pacemaker/defibulator absolutely not.
 
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