VitaMix Was: Help please

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have some first hand experience for that product.

Since mom's 40 yr. old blender is on it's last legs, dad got the Vita

Mix 5200 last month. He asked the sales people if the magnetic field is

low, but of course they never heard of that problem. Never had anyone

complain about that.

I measured 0.08 V/m and 0.007 mW/m2 for the RF spectrum, but Wow did

that thing hurt. When I aimed the Gauss meter at it, and it was off the

scale, over 10 milliGauss out until 3 ft, and I had to back off, way out

to 13 ft to get the needle down to 0.2 mG (nearly background). I have

never measured an appliance so high.

Fortunately, I have some Mu-metal, and I wrapped it around the back and

sides of the blender. Yes, it cut the bubble down, and only exposed the

front at a lower amount, but inside the bubble, where the fingers must

go, it was still extremely high.

When I aimed a digital gauss meter at it, I got 31mG in front at 5

inches, and at 1 inch the maximum reading was 121 mG.

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We decided to keep trying to use it.

But, after mom made some nice foods, less than half an hour of

intermittent exposure, she was getting the feeling of having her head in

a vice, lots of pressure, plus a burning feeling sitting in the sun, and

her hand was trembling. We remembered the actress demonstrating the

product on the DVD also looked like she had parkinsons. Her hand was not

steady. Maybe it was not just her nerves, or being nervous in front of

the camera, as we assumed at first.

This was unacceptable, since it was promoted as a healthy product.

So we had to send it back. They were very good about taking it back.

The rest of the product was well designed and worked beautifully. If

only the 2 hp motor were better!

Oh, and I couldn't be anywhere near it either without getting a strong

reaction, very very strong magnetic field. Unbelievable hazard for the

public.

jaime_schunkewitz wrote:

> Blend it all with water in a Vita Mix 5200

>

[Guest guest]

I have the Jack LaLanne's Health Master 100 which is comparable to the vita mix

& it doesn't bother me but I only use it for juicing for short spurts.  It was

less expensive also.  Loni

> Blend it all with water in a Vita Mix 5200

>