A WORD ABOUT ELECTRIC FIELDS
Electric fields surround
every energized conductor.
The V-Watch Personal Voltage
Detector measures the
strength of these electric
fields to warn the user when
fields are strong enough
to indicate the presence
of nearby high voltage
conductors.
A downed power line is a typical hazardous
situation where the detector can provide
a warning. This power line lying on the
ground sets up a high voltage
field surrounding the
conductor that the
detector will sense
and warn the user.
The detector is designed to be worn on the body
and it measures the electrical fields typically found
in close proximity to the body. Because the human
body is a good electrical conductor, electric fields
are distorted or even blocked by the body. Thus,
positioning of the detector on the body and its
location relative to the voltage source can have
a large effect on its sensitivity to electric fields.
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