+ Buyers frequently ask about Gauss output (Review the chart below)

Buyers are justifiably concerned that certain high-powered, solid-state PEMF Devices may be underpowered. This is a moot point issue because there are zero studies evidencing that a higher power, slower pulse-per-second field is going to be any more effective than less gauss. A higher gauss (7,740) at a slower (.30) pulse-per-second delivers 1,393,200 overall gauss in a 10 minute session (see Magnus Pro X1 HP intensity level 10 using a Mag Disc).

Note: The gauss does penetrate deeper, but there is zero clinical evidence that the marginal depth generates greater efficacy.

+ Cumulative volume of PEMF in a Targeted area

More PEMF energy penetrates the targeted area in a 10 minute application when a 2,950 gauss output at 1.61 pulses-per-second delivers 2,849,700 overall gauss (see Magnus Pro X1 MP intensity level 4 using a Mag Disc).

Solid State Vs Spark Gap Chamber Devices

+ HOW A DIGITAL DEVICE WORKS

• Computerized circuit boards create the arc necessary to generate the necessary voltage.
• A digital PEMF device does not utilize Spark Gap Chamber Technology.

+ HOW AN ANALOG SPARK CHAMBER WORKS: THE CAPACITOR

• How the spark plasma chamber, also known as a Spark Gap Chamber, in an analog PEMF device works begins with the capacitor. The capacitor is where the voltage builds in the device, obtaining its peak level, prior to being released

+ HOW A SPARK GAP CHAMBER WORKS: THE ELECTRODES

• The spark chamber is fabricated with two high grade titanium electrodes positioned inside. As the "Gap" is adjusted with the external black knob voltage builds up until arcing occurs between the two electrodes. As the black external intensity dial is turned counter click-wide the gap widens. Arcing between the electrodes then generates a more powerful signal. When they’re closer together the arc that is generated will be smaller and not quite so powerful.
• The voltage generated by this process travels out to the loop. Once the voltage travels through the loop a pulsed electro-magnetic field is generated.

+ Solid State Pros

• High reliability with no moving parts except a cooling fan
• Frequencies are not altered as device ages - example is a setting #3 will always generate the same frequency and intensity throughout the life of the device
• No Periodic maintenence required by the Factory
• Lightweight from 7 lbs to 18 lbs depending upon model
• Received Electrical Safety Certifications
• Liability Insurance Carrier will honor claims made if the device was being used when an event causing injury, property damage, or death occurs.

+ Solid State Cons

• Does not have nuanced intensity/frequency control

+ Spark Gap Chamber Pros

• Nuanced intensity/frequency control
• Some users like the "feel"

+ Spark Gap Chamber Cons

• Moderately reliable - lots of moving parts that can be prone to wear/tear breakdown as device ages.
• Frequencies are altered as device ages - As the electrodes age from constant erosion of titanium and carbon build up cause variation in intensities/frequencies at any given setting.
• Example is a setting with white dial marker at "1:00 o'clock" will generate variable intensities/ frequencies after 750 to 1000 hours of use.
• Periodic maintenence required by the Factory - This means the buyer loses use of their device for a period of up to two weeks on a periodic basis, plus the cost of transport to and from the Factory. If the Buyer if overseas transportation is very expensive
  • Heavy from 25 lbs to 50 lbs depending upon model
  • No Electrical Safety Certifications
  • A Liability Insurance Carrier will NEVER honor claims made if the device was being used when an event causing injury, property damage, or death occurs.

Ringers versus Hummers

+ High-Powered (RINGER) PEMF devices deliver healing energy by means of a “sudden burst of energy” called a “pulse”. Pulses cause cells to resonate at their own frequency like ringing a bell.

• High-Powered PEMF devices deliver the “pulsed electromagnetic (not electrical) energy” through an applicator coil and into the area (e.g. Leg) it is applied on. The recurrence of the “pulse event” depends on the intensity setting of the device: the higher the pulse intensity is set, the longer the interval between pulses lasts. (As a frame of reference on a very low intensity setting there may be as many as 4 or so pulses per second; at a higher intensity there may be only one pulse per second). The high intensity combined with (only seconds) duration produces more activation of molecules. The short “on-time” of the charge means cells have sufficient “off-time” to utilize the energy received and reset to receive it again unless the cell is fully-recharged (at which point the energy passes to other cells in need). High PEMF intensities produce sufficiently-high charges in the body to increase a cell’s Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) by up to 500%. This gives cells more fuel to be efficient while stimulating the body’s own capacity for healing.
• High-Powered PEMF affects the physics of the cell first; the physics, in turn, affect the chemistry which affects the tissue. PEMF does not discriminate: PEMF works to restore cell performance regardless of where the cell is situated, what it does, whose it is, or (even) what has happened to it; PEMF works with what there is to work with. The charges produced by High-Powered PEMF positively affect circulation, coagulation, fractures, emotional/cognitive issues, immunology, muscle actions, nerve conductivity, EEG effects, intestinal motility, skin respiration, antioxidant activity, and many other bodily functions.
• High-powered PEMF creates a time-varying magnetic field which induces an electric field (with magnitude proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic wave) in the body. The ability of High-Powered PEMF to produce up to 5.3T per microsecond produces significant changes quickly (often) leading to noticeable results rapidly.

+ Low-Powered (HUMMER) “Pulsed” Electromagnetic Field devices (ironically) do not pulse but rather emit a repeating waveform that delivers a steady level of low energy into the body.

• These are tuned to a specific frequency to activate one or more energetic structures by “humming” a frequency. It is substantially less than the energy delivered by a high-powered unit. The reported benefits are far less immediate and dramatic. Most people do not feel low-powered PEMF treatments; there is no muscle palpating (common to High-Powered PEMF therapy).

+ In our 2 decades of experience Magnus Magnetica has concluded most technologies offer some value, but some just offer far greater than others. In our society when two groups of products are priced significantly different, it is because there are significant differences in engineering, quality, and performance. In our company’s experience, PEMF is no different.

• Debate among PEMF proponents about the comparative merits of RINGERS and HUMMERS often causes confusion – especially to those first learning about PEMF technology. This is both unfortunate and unnecessary since it is somewhat like an Apples and Oranges comparison. That is one of the reasons Magnus Magnetica offers all Magnus Pro devices, that are each Ringers and include a low-powered Hummer frequency of 7.83 Hz (which like other Hummers you do not feel – though it still offers meaningful healing value) in one device. Please see our MP/MF Technology page for more information

The Critical Nature of an Electrical Safety Certification

• Professionals and end users in both the human and animal medical/therapy markets inquire about the validity and purpose of electrical safety testing and certifications on therapeutic devices offered with the purchase of therapeutic devices.
• Medical grade electrical safety certificates are required for all X-Ray machines, ultrasound devices, surgical tools, defibrillators, drug pumps, insulin pumps, and glucose monitors. Electrical safety standards for Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Devices are no different.
• It is crucial that all stakeholders involved in the manufacture and use of radio frequency interference (RFI) prone medical devices take all the necessary steps to avoid serious RFI problems that may lead to safety hazards. PEMF Devices are definitively RFI devices.
• All PEMF Device manufacturers are legally required to design and test their products to ensure conformance with current RFI standards and educate users of their devices about the possible symptoms and safety concerns of potential RFI.
• As the marketing, promotion and use of lasers, vibration plates and high-powered PEMF Devices flood the U.S. human and animal markets, all manufacturers must comply with the FDA, FCC and OSHA Regulations and go through the process of obtaining electrical safety certifications through third party testing in accredited laboratories. All imported therapeutic devices manufactured abroad certainly do so.

+ Distributors, resellers and the medical practices that purchase PEMF Devices must assure all consumers that what they are buying and employing for applications are safe and compliant with applicable regulatory standards and requirements.

• High-powered PEMF Devices are used in a variety of medical environments for both humans and animals as well as for consumer home use. Ask your distributor or factory to show evidence that the devices you are buying (or reselling) have properly passed an electrical safety test and have received certification. A sample list of accredited laboratories are Element, Intertek, TUV, United Labs, and Qai.
• At the very least, manufacturers and their distributors should provide links to the accredited labs where their PEMF Devices have either passed or failed electrical safety testing.
• Actual CE markings are certification marks which indicate conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). A CE marking is also found on products sold outside the EEA that are manufactured in, or designed to be sold in, the EEA. This makes the CE marking recognizable worldwide even to people who are not familiar with the European Economic Area. It is in that sense similar to the FCC Declaration of Conformity used on certain electronic devices sold in the United States. The CE marking is the manufacturer’s declaration that the product meets the requirements of the applicable EC directives.

+ Regulatory Status of Each PEMF Device

• Magnus Pro X1 MP - Approved for IEC label - device labeled
• Magnus Pro X1 HP - Approved for IEC label - labeled
• Magnus Pro X2 MP - Passed IEC Electrical Interference
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