Subject:  Dimmer Dangers, the usual brushoff (Maxey).
Date:     Tue, 26 Sep 2000 134725 -0500
From:     Roy Beavers 
To:       guru 
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.......From EMF-L.......

They deserve to get sued ... for million$$$$$.....guru.....
......the "appropriate government agencies".....  that is a 
laugh, too......guru......

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Subject: Dimmer Dangers
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:46:57 -0500
From: edmaxey@juno.com
To: Roy@emfguru.com

Hello Roy,

Gateway's top of the line notebook computer is the
Solo 9300 CX.  If one places a Safe Technologies
digital milligauss meter atop the keyboard one is likely
to see a reading in excess of 100 milligauss.

This high reading is related to the screen dimmer.  If one
adjusts the screen to full brightness the reading will be
some 2 milligauss.  

The MPR-II standard for computer monitors allows up to
2 milligauss at 11.8" from the face of the cathode ray 
tube.

Gateway was apprised.  Here is their response:
>Thank you for your e-mail.  This product complies with the requirements 
>place on such products by the appropriate government agencies.  Should 
>you have reason to doubt the sufficiency of these requirements, this is 
>not the channel through which to pursue corrective action.
>
>We are unable to further assist you with this issue.  We have given you 
>all the resources available to us and must now consider this matter 
>closed.

Electrosensitive persons may wish to run their Solo computers at 
full brightness.  Alternatively, they may wish to consider purchasing
from different manufacturers.

Regards,

Ed Maxey
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