Re: Damage to electronic devices as raised about Digital Electronic Vernier Calipers.
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??? Here's the real time experience . My bud that lost the TV MIG
welded just about every day & never had any problems with
anything cept maybe some rusty metal . Like mentioned he was using
the Tig for the first . The TIG welder was maybe 15-18 feet as the
crow flies from his TV set . His house is built of Slump block so
there was a grouted wall right next to the welder & between
the welder & the? TV , so there was 6" + of some pretty heavy
material between the 2 units . After the fact he did some
re-reading of the manual & they mentioned could cause
problem,s with electronics . Moral of his story read & re=read
the & then rinse & repeat the manual . I went over after
& ran him a new circuit with the welder having it's own
breaker panel & ground rod . Now-a-days he unplugs his
electronics before he fires up the TIG .
??? That's just about as factual as I can get on this & hope
it helps to answer yer questions . He has since remarried? &
proceeds with caution? on a daily basis .
??? thanks
??? animal
On 12/9/24 3:16 PM, DAVID WILLIAMS via
groups.io wrote:
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Dear All,
I know this is partially off the original topic. But the
possibility that certain workshop equipment may affect or even
damage everyday equipment, viz a flat screen TV etc., seems very
important. So I hope you will understand my request, as I have
no knowledge of such matters. Thus may I have some detailed
advice.?
I am not into Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding, ?(as
mentioned, it’s technically called Gas Tungsten Arc Welding,
GTAW - thank you for the info.) I only undertake a very limited
amount of Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Gas, plus I did do some ‘old
style’ Arc welding some years ago.
So, presumably as it says (TIG) has a non eroding electrode.
(Plus an inert consumable rod.)?
Then the TIG Arc causes/releases a large amount of
unrefined/uncontolled Radio Frequency (RF) signals. This then
swamps and damages any electronics in the vicinity. Am I
correct??
A simple Y or N will be more than OK, thankyou.
The power of the TIG arc (welder) and the distance to the
piece of electronic equipment, increases or decreases the risk
of damage. Again correct? ?(Presumably the inverse square law
applies. So the manufacturer could(?) give guidance about the
risks?)?
Does that mean MIG is not so bad, as it has a sacrificial
electrode? Again, I have no idea. Anyone know??
Plus - ?Thanks for the info on the solar storms. Very
interesting. (Everyday is a day at school, even when you have
seen a lot of Summers.)
Thanks in anticipation,
David Williams
(From across the Pond. Nr Oxford.)?
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Welders & flat screen TV's too . I had a bud that
spent many thousand $$ on a Lincoln water cooled TIG
welder . First time he used it took out his fairly new
flatscreen TV . Good thing he was between wife's when
that happened .
animal
On 12/9/24 11:24 AM, Bruce J
via groups.io wrote:
Well it’s not just welders and LED lights…
" SOLAR STORMS ARE DRIVING FARMERS
CRAZY:?Planting
season is a hectic time for farmers. For many, it
means working through the night using GPS-guided
tractors to plant thousands of acres in a short
period of time. The season was in full swing on May
10, 2024, when the biggest solar storm in decades
struck Earth.?
"Our
tractors acted like they were demon possessed," says
Elaine Ramstad, a Spaceweather.com reader and aurora
chaser who helps out on a family farm in Northern
Minnesota. "All my cousins called me during the May
10th storm to tell me that 'my auroras' were driving
them crazy while they were planting.”
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Probably not Johannes’ problem, though…:-)
My shop is lit by LED bulbs or fixtures I got at
Costco 4 or 5 years back to replace the old
flickering ?fluorescent ones; but I haven’t noticed
any issues in use ?with my calipers until the
batteries get low, which produces just those kinds
of weird issues.?
When I GTAW the HF start really messes with
all of my DRO's, and digital
calipers/micrometers. ? It turns them on,
turns them off, the displays show erroneous
readings.? I thought they were possessed until
I figured out it was the TIG's HF start that
was causing the problem.? ?
--?
Bruce Johnson
The less a man knows about how sausages and
laws are made, the easier it is to steal his
vote and give him botulism.
