>I agree it is vague. I'm not sure what the technical definition for
> "stray voltage" is. Or what was used as a "Voltage Meter". My guess
> is if you walked around various residential areas with the same
> "equipment" you would have similar findings.
>
> I know an apartment I was looking at had very high ELF readings. I did
> not do further investigation but my guess is there was very poor
> wiring, grounding and thus "leakage".
>
> So I would say the story was more "vague" than "misleading".
>
> Actually my key point is that these folks were able to
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> 1) show economic harm
> 2) somehow give evidence of the source (not sure how strong this was)
> 3) and get a legal finding in there favor
>
> If any one is willing to define the what the terms in the article mean
> scientifically that would be very helpful.
>
> I just find the terms "voltage", "leakage" etc vague. Even though
> voltage should mean one thing.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Thanks, Alan
>
> --- In [hidden email], Vinny Pinto <vinny@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi folks and "abailey":
>>
>> The letter below could be a bit misleading, because it could appear
>> that the author (I do not know the name of the person who sent the
>> post, as she/he did not sign their name) may be inferring that the
>> problem which affected the cows -- and for which the judgement was
>> awarded -- was due to EMF fields or E-fields or magnetic fields, and
>> this is not the case. Rather, livestock "stray voltage" problems such
>> as the one described in the article involve actual electrical
>> currents which pass through the soil and which pass through the
>> hooves of cows, causing discomfort and disrupting bodily rhythms. It
>> can be likened to someone hooking up electrodes to the bottoms of
>> each of your bare feet and passing a small electrical current across
>> the two feet (through your body).
>>
>> with care,
>> --Vinny
>>
>> At 03:30 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote:
>> >I thought you might find this article interesting. Apparently farmers
>> >can sue for damages that emf causes dairy cows. I guess its harder for
>> >us humans to quantify economic damage. Could be a legal precedent
>> >though.
>> >
>> >
>> >Dairy farmers win $1.1 million against utility
>> >
>> >The Baumgardners of Skagit Valley had been mystified for years about
>> >what was making their cows sick and milk production drop. They traced
>> >it to stray voltage infiltrating their barn, and they want more
>> >farmers made aware of the issue.
>> >
>> >Full story:
>>
>>http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dairy18m&date=20061018
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> Vinny Pinto
>> vinny@...
>>
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>>
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