HOW TO TEST YOURSELF
croamps. If you have a frequency counter the frequency should
hit 1000 Hz.
You should reach C-sharp just before the probe becomes
painful. Adjust the potentiometer to make this possible. Mark
the box STD (standard) at this setting. We will call this the
standard state.
Two things change the sound of the probe even when your
technique is identical:
- The patch of skin chosen for probing will change its prop-
erties. The more it is used, the redder it gets and the
higher the sound goes when you probe. Move to a nearby
location when the sound is too high to begin with, rather
than adjusting the potentiometer. - Your body has cycles which make the sound go noticea-
bly higher and lower. If you are getting strangely higher
sounds for identical probes, stop and probe every five
minutes until you think the sound has gone down to stan-
dard. This could take five to twenty minutes. Learn this
higher sound so you can avoid testing during this period.
Nervousness or excitement raises the sound. Eating may
lower it. A method is given in lesson one to determine
whether you are in the standard state for testing. - You may also find times when it is impossible to reach the
necessary sound without pressing so hard it causes pain.
You may adjust the potentiometer if that helps. Or wait
for your body to return to standard. Remember to set the
potentiometer back to STD later. There will be times
when the STD pitch is higher than usual (especially in
younger persons). Exchanging the .0047 microfarad ca-
pacitor for a .01 microfarad capacitor helps fix this.