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Field Finder

Field Finder

© Enviromentor AB 1998 reg. 98.011/Eng

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Use

3.1

Measuring magnetic fields

Start up the instrument with the switch. The in-
strument always starts in magnetic field mode
and displays the magnetic field’s effective va-
lue in 

µ

T. This value is updated at 1 second in-

tervals. Field Finder can be pointed in any di-
rection in relation to the magnetic field source
as it has a three-dimensional sensor.

3.2

Measuring electric fields

Start up the instrument with the switch. Change
the measurement function by pressing the E-key
once. Hold the instrument in the required direc-
tion. The instrument now measures the electric
field in the direction in which it is currently
pointing, and displays the effective value in V/m.
The reading is updated at 1 second intervals.

Note that the field can be influenced by objects
in the vicinity of the instrument, as well as by the
person holding it. The instrument has to be held
still in order to achieve a stable value. When me-
asuring electric fields from pieces of apparatus,
the instrument should be earthed. Connect the
accompanying earth cable to the output.

The instrument can also be used without con-
necting the earth cable. In this event, hold your
finger against the earth output on the left side
of the instrument. The fields you then measure
are those which the user of the piece of equip-
ment is exposed to when working. These fields
are dependent on the user’s and the sources’
connection to each other and to earth.

3.3

Audible signal

The audible signal can be turned on or off by
pressing down both the function keys at the
same time.

Measuring magnetic fields.

Measuring electric fields.

R

eport 9

8:1A, Field Finder © EnviroM

entor AB, G

othenburg, S

weden

Sketch of the room with measurement points marked.

Report form A for measuring electric fields in a room

Summary of Contents for EnviroMentor Field Finder

Page 1: ...lmers Institute of Technology in G teborg EnviroMentor AB is wholly owned by Radians Innova AB a company which in turn is owned by two of Sweden s most powerful financial institutions This combination...

Page 2: ...fields 7 3 3 Audible signal 7 3 4 Threshold level 8 3 5 Changing the batteries 8 4 Measurement examples 9 4 1 Electric fields 9 4 2 Magnetic fields 10 4 3 Example of report form for measuring magnetic...

Page 3: ...nstrument emits an audible signal that is pro portional to the field strength measured Field Finder measures the electric field in the direction of the measurement surface on the instrument s front sh...

Page 4: ...r does not satisfy the requirements of MPR II but the instrument has been calibrated to produce the same results when measuring electric fields at a distance of 50 cm from a VDU Some measurement objec...

Page 5: ...icroprocessor 10 bit A D converter three dimensional sensor CE assurance Our product satisfies the demands of the Low Voltage and EMC directive as well as the follo wing EMC standards EN 50 081 1 1992...

Page 6: ...eability Traceability means that it should be possible to relate a measurement result to national or inter national standards via an unbroken chain of comparisons Report form B for measuring electric...

Page 7: ...e influenced by objects in the vicinity of the instrument as well as by the person holding it The instrument has to be held still in order to achieve a stable value When me asuring electric fields fro...

Page 8: ...the old batte ries and install new ones 2 x 1 5 V LR6 8 Report forms On the following pages you will find report form templates for measuring electric and magnetic fields Copy the templates fill them...

Page 9: ...e at a time and measure the electric fields in the directions 0 90 180 and 270 at distances of 30 cm and 50 cm from the outer edge of the piece of apparatus in question see figure or in the direction...

Page 10: ...tentials If two plates made of electri cally conductive material are connected to a voltage source one of the plates will have a positive charge while the other will have a negative charge A vol tage...

Page 11: ...he conductor Magnetic fields are usually depicted with the aid of field lines The strength of the magnetic field is constant along the conductor in closed paths around the live conductor In the event...

Page 12: ...asuring equipment Field Finder Object Model Address Room Measured by Date 30 cm 50 cm Comments 0 V m V m 90 V m V m 180 V m V m 270 V m V m Background field V m V m Notes Report 98 2 Field Finder Envi...

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