Hope you guys might have some clues as to this since I'm not a physics person at all.
Recently, we found that electrical switches in a home had readings on a Sperry 822A EMF meter that were well above the normal readings for the room. This would not be unusual except that the house has not had electricity for many years and is not even connected by outside wiring to the power grid.
Some of the breaker boxes actually showed EMF readings of 4 to 5 mG. When we checked the outside breaker box ground wire it read 14.0 mG and then dropped to 9.9 mG and then went back up.
We're not sure what to make of this. We were wondering if it was possible for the wiring to hold a charge or become magnetized in some way. However, it is not all switches and outlets. Some are what you (rather we) would expect with no power to the house. Others show that EMF is present. BTW: none of the plug outlets showed abnormal EMF.
Any explanations you guys might have as to why this is happening would help us greatly!
Thanks,
Buck -
Hi Buck,
Just wondering what your latitude is. You could be seeing residuals from being close to one of the Earth's poles.
Just a thought.
Peace,
Ron
Just wondering what your latitude is. You could be seeing residuals from being close to one of the Earth's poles.
Just a thought.
Peace,
Ron
The house wiring acts as an antenna, which absorbs and re-radiates
electromagnetic energy . . . and the spectrum is full of it constantly --
electromagnetic energy . . . and the spectrum is full of it constantly --
Could there be some sort of thermocouple type effect?
QUOTE (SPI Buck+Jun 1 2008, 06:51 PM)
. We were wondering if it was possible for the wiring to hold a charge or become magnetized in some way.
Any explanations you guys might have as to why this is happening would help us greatly!
Buck -
Yes, current passing thru a wire can cause it to acquire a slight permenant magnetization; (that's how permanent magnets are created).
Some wires have alloys that could allow even 'non-ferromagnetic' wires to acquire magnetization.
P.S.
The Ghost busters use these EMF devices all the time to try to prove the house is haunted.
JW
buck,
what does mG stand for milliguass?
If the wiring is not ferrous I find it hard to imagine a field without measureable current passing through it.
Radio station nearby? Power lines maybe?
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