Trifield 100XE EMF Meter
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Trifield 100XE EMF Meter
Customer Review: I carry it with me wherever I go!
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading "Dirty Electricity", I bought one of these to measure my home and workplace. My home is in the country about 700 feet from what look like 345kV transmission lines, but it turns out they are no problem at all. I drove around with the meter taking measurements near other transmission lines, and it seems the big transmission lines are only a problem when you're directly underneath them. At the power plant where I work, it was easy to convince people to turn off those fluorescent cube lights and sit farther away from the computer monitors. When I realized my supervisor is getting blasted by the 4 microwave ovens in the kitchen next to his office, I had to bring it to his attention and also sent an email to the safety manager just to make sure no one else is sitting right next to a microwave. Of course,that pretty much fell on dead ears, although they did suggest shielding as an option. When I measured my friend's house in the city, I got some big readings anywhere from 20-35 milligauss INSIDE THE HOUSE, depending on how close I was to the power lines that run beside his house. I'm still trying to determine what voltage those power lines are, and whether the utility will do anything to resolve it. It appears the neighborhood distribution lines are much worse than the large transmission lines. Anyone buying a home should beg, borrow, or otherwise acquire one of these devices and take some measurements before committing to anything!Customer Review: If you've come all the way to this page, stop pondering; just order it!
Summary: 5 Stars
A rather unusual chain of events made me buy this device. It helped me in one major way and will probably continue to inform my behavior from now on. While nobody can tell what the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields are, taking a chance with these when we worry about lesser things is not right.
So, here are the takeaways for the prospective buyer:
1) Get one of these when you live in a rental/condo (high density habitat)--you'll be surprised to learn what's behind those walls, don't wait to be shocked!
2) Get one of these, even if you have to borrow it, and check your house throughout to figure out what the EM hotspots are. Then think what you do on or near these hotspots and decide what to change (behavior or location)!
3) When you figure it all out, you may resell it!
Now, why have I written so imperatively? Because you need to know the facts that are obscured by the official line (no evidence, no repeat studies, no conclusive or even contradictory data, no statistical significance, no... need to worry) while all kinds of medical conditions, generically caused by environmental factors, surround us.
About the device itself I can say it seems to be analogical, it measures magnetic fields (on 2 scales, up to 3 milligauss and then up to 100 milligauss), electric fields, and radio/microwave. The manufacturer is also great at shipping it, thanks again!
Customer Review: Interesting gadget
Summary: 4 Stars
This meter is intended to detect electric and magnetic fields and microwaves. Solid red on the dial indicates where effects on the human body are supposed to begin.
I have discovered a lot of these. I now stay 6 feet away from any operating microwave oven, if I can. I have discovered that my Lexus RX300 produces a lot of electro-magnetic field, which is especially bad just above the dash. I don't know what a hybrid would be like if a regular gas engine car is this bad.
I got it partly to check on emission from nearby hilltop radio towers. I did not detect much from the towers' direction when nearby them, but did get the red zone from another direction. Maybe something was being directed toward them from another source.
The sensitive magnetic setting can pick up a battery powered watch ticking, when held right on it. Switching to the more sensitive magnetic range causes the needle to hit the right pin for a moment, however.
Looks like it was made in a garage shop, but overall I recommend it.
This meter seems to be a good compromise between price and features.
Customer Review: It changed my behavior
Summary: 5 Stars
How often do you buy a product that changes what you do?
I became aware of EMF problems because of a friend who has power lines just outside her condo. After considerable research, I bought the TriField meter as the best product for the money. BTW I found that it's slightly cheaper plus free shipping if you make an offer on eBay to buy it. This product is great! Clear directions, and measures all the stuff that's important.
Here's what I'm now doing differently:
1. I rearranged our TVs so the older high-radiation sets are in rooms we don't use very often.
2. I sit on the other side of the dining table when the living room TV is on (it radiates like fury in all directions, out to 6 feet distance).
3. I try to stay 6 feet away from the microwave oven when it's on (you would be amazed at the field strength it produces).
4. Whenever possible, I set my cell phone (iPhone) a foot away instead of in my pocket next to my body - every time it "checks in" with the nearest cell tower, there's a spike in RF radiation nearby.
5. I am aware that wherever there's a running motor, there will be fields in the immediate vicinity - up to a foot away. So don't lean against a running dishwasher, for example.
I highly recommend this product!
Customer Review: Just a Cheap meter for electromagnetic fields
Summary: 2 Stars
This is just a very cheap version of a field strength meter for detecting Electromagnetic fields. That is what EMF stands for. I have had one of these for over 20 years and this meter is at the bottom end of the scale. I laugh when I see these ghostbusters using these meters to impress people. It is nothing more than a toy which is now overpriced and does not read nuke radiation.
Here is how that works (in basic lay terms):
All electrical devices produce electromagnetic fields when they are powered on and pulling electrical current. The meter registers how strong the EM field is for such devices. The more current the device uses... the higher it will register on the meter. Things like microwave ovens, toasters, high voltage power lines, TV tube type sets... anything that pulls a lot of power will register high. This meter does NOT read radiation (which comes in many forms). It will not read alpha, beta or gamma ionizing radiation such as from nuclear sources. It will not read RF (radio frequency... such as microwaves). What it is reading from your microwave oven is the Electromagnetic field produced by the electrical current and power transformer in your microwave. It reads the strength of electrical fields. Nothing else.
The reason the meter will register at walls and various areas of the house, is because it is reading the Electrical wiring in the walls which has AC current flowing through them. These are not ghosts in the walls despite what these [...]might have you believe. It is reading the fields from electrical power being pulled through that location.
It is easy to test, just shut off the main AC breaker to your house. Shut all of your power off and then you can see how those so called "Hot spots" will disappear. The meter only registers electrical fields... despite what these goofy people might have you believe.
Some sections of electrical wiring in your walls will register higher because anytime the wiring is compressed, it will cause heating at that point. This is often caused by the AC wiring being compressed by the Staples used to fasten the AC wiring to the wood framing inside the walls. This heating from compression often causes destruction of the insulation on the wiring... but it is not a ghost. You may also be reading a point where more than one electrical wire converge.
This is not a statement as to the existence of ghosts... but this is a statement about this meter and what it can and cannot read. It may be exciting to see the meter fluctuate at a wall, but it is nothing more than electrical current you are reading in the wiring at that particular point in the wall. As I said, shut off all the power to the house with the main breaker and you will see how it will go away. However, keep in mind, if you are dealing with a crook who is trying to make you believe they have a magic way of detecting spirits with a cheap field strength meter... they are also capable of using tricks to fool you by using little devices hidden in your home or in their pocket... to set off the meter.
You should also know that those polaroid films can be multiple exposed with various images. They can be exposed more than once. My father used to do multiple image exposures on those as a hobby. He could expose more than 4 separate images on a polaroid film. A unique feature of polaroid film. You can also expose images on "sealed" film still in a package. So if someone uses a polaroid and shows you some "image" on the photo which wasn't there in the room, it is quite likely the image was preexposed by the person associated with the film and camera.
Either way, just know that this meter only detects electrical fields. The more current the appliance pulls and the larger the power transformer, the higher it will register. This particular meter is the cheapest, bottom of the barrel meter you can buy... but a great toy for lay people who have no familiarity with electrical fields.