@Marc Banka -
Sorry, didn’t mean to offend.
Just pointing out that a faraday cage will do nothing for magnetic fields (which is how you change modes etc on most pacemakers).
Additionally, not sure ‘fabric copper’ etc will be low enough resistance to create an effective faraday cage, along with other potential issues. I’m just recommending that’s not a path people go down very far.
Written discussion (especially short form threads) do a very poor job of conveying thoughts and intentions. I apologize again that my writing skills are lacking and my comments came across as anything other than intending to help.
- Ron
Hey Ron, No problem, and I apologize for being snippy.
Again, you’ve given great information, especially regarding magnetic fields. That’s a different problem, I guess. You seem to have a lot of knowledge about pacemakers. Are you a user or engineer? I’m not a scientist or engineer so appreciate, so appreciate when they speak to specifics.
My reasons for posting about faraday clothing is that I’m a thinker, a ponderer. I see problems and enjoy kicking them around, looking for solutions maybe not yet tried. And then, especially putting myself in the OP’s position, being strong and able enough for woodworking, but hampered by this devise, the pacemaker. I would be investigating my own idea.
Last evening, after our exchange, I did an experiment. I cut a section of this copper cloth we happened to get from a local metal scrapyard. I suppose they call it screen, but it’s so fine and flexible, more like cloth. I was listening to music in the shop. Streaming music from my phone to the Bluetooth speakers. I set the phone on the copper, folded it over the top of the phone and closed down the edges. Not anything fancy or well sealed, just with my hands. The phone immediately lost cell, WiFi and Bluetooth. I was surprised it went so dead, so fast. Not a solution, but an interesting experiment.
So, it seems that faraday jacket would shield from emi and rfi. What blocks the magnetic fields? And, what devise would one need to measure small magnetic fields?
Looking online for faraday clothing I found them for sale at suppliers for dooms day preppers, to stop snooping by whomever wants to snoop. Apparently they work. Also found that a faraday suit is worn by electricians working on high voltage towers. It protects them from electrocution. There is no voltage limit to the effectiveness of the clothing, or so I’ve read.
Let me state again, my comments here are for exploration and, as the forum name suggests, a discussion. I’m quite sure that a solution is there, and likely not complicated. Industry could make it,,or maybe already has. If not for our purposes, but areas with a greater need, like high voltage workers, or sensitive instrument work. Although a solution might be straightforward, no one is going to make something specific for the few craftsmen with a need.
