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Article #25Re: House EMF (was: Effect of power lines on home resale value)
From: - Self Empl. Sys.Integrator
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 17:49
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 17:49
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In article <BsGsz3.396@world.std.com> edwards@world.std.com (Jonathan Edwards) writes: > >On a related topic: I remember reading about studies on the EMF exposure we get >from normal electrical appliances and the power wiring. It was stated that most >of this could be eliminated by using a different wiring scheme in the house. >The basic idea was to eliminate ground-return paths, so that all the power >wiring in the house would always have parallel opposing currents, canceling >out their fields. Can anyone with more knowledge comment on this, and whether >it would even meet code? These days any ground return path that carries current is frowned upon, a lot! The ground return must be there, but the current is all suposed to go in the two parallel wires, usually white and black. This has the efect of a transmission line more than an antenna. John Watson -- not affiliated with any profitable organization --
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!rutgers!carssdf!watson From: watson@carssdf.UUCP (- Self Empl. Sys.Integrator) Newsgroups: nj.general,misc.consumers.house Subject: Re: House EMF (was: Effect of power lines on home resale value) Message-ID: <392@carssdf.UUCP> Date: 4 Aug 92 17:49:44 GMT References: <1992Aug03.135115.18283@watson.ibm.com> <BsGsz3.396@world.std.com> Reply-To: watson@carssdf.UUCP (John Watson -- Self Empl. Sys.Integrator) Followup-To: nj.general Distribution: usa Organization: John Watson (Self Employed System Integrator) Lines: 16