Re: Grounding body voltage meter
Posted by
alinepapille on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Multimeter-tp1544795p1544829.html
Thanks Stewart, that is very helpful.
Aline
In
[hidden email], "Stewart A." <sandreas41@...> wrote:
>
> Aline wrote:
> > Thanks, Bruno. That makes sense now.
> >
> > My husband thinks attaching the long wire to the grounding rod of
the
> > house would be better than attaching to a rod stuck in the ground.
> >
> > I imagine both would be equally good.
> >
> >
> >
> Hi Aline,
>
> The concern is if there are stray signals on the house wiring.
> Since you are getting wierd numbers on the GS meter, I would be
testing
> both.
> If you can, try both. See if there is a difference (while not
changing
> your location or posture).
>
>
> > Michael Neuert says the red wire of the multimeter should be cut
to a
> > length of 8". Is this really necessary?
>
>
>
> Since the "real equipment" for body voltage has no red wire, but
just a
> stub on the "banana jack" to press your thumb on, this might be
true.
>
> Stewart
> It might act like an antenna and give unanticipated effects.
>