Welding with a heart pacemaker

[Non-farmer]

From a practical standpoint, in the USA a person can hire a lot of another welder's time for the cost of one ambulance ride or even the co-pay cost if you have good insurance.

It's your funeral, so do your homework and don't take advice from one of us faceless internet experts without a grain of salt.

Amen and amen.

 

[300jk]

My heart doctor told me I may need a heart pacemaker. I read arc welding with a pacemaker isn't advisable. Anyone here have a pacemaker. Do you arc weld with it? How about mig welding. Stan

I have watched this and many good answers have been given. If your doctor or heart specialist can’t tell you I don’t what to say. They are supposed to be specialists. I will relate one story though. A friend of mine at work a bunch of years back did custom combining along with his dad who had a pacemaker. At the end of the day his dad was cleaning and greasing . While his dad was greasing they figured the combine had an electrical issue. Possibly a shirt or something. Anyway it stopped his pacemaker and he died in the field. What ever you choose please be careful.

 

[37 chief]

When did you sign a pledge to follow advice given here? I know that I never did. Anyone???

I have a app. with my doctor in a few days., I will ask him. I am just asking if anyone here has a pacemaker and do you weld with it. stan