scott delaney
Sharpshooter
- Nov 25, 2009
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protect the electronic components with a Faraday cage.
Faraday cage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Print this and tape it to the dash.
Print this and tape it to the dash.
What about a concrete bunker? Or just the electrical components buried until after the EMP detonation then reassemble?
My understanding was as long as the vehicle is stored in a grounded metal building. A garage with aluminum siding or a metal barn that is grounded against lightning strikes.
A concrete bunker would be overkill. your on an easier path with burying them. except you don't need to bury then under ground just in a box. A plain aluminum box with NO PAINT and all metal hardware and a conductive gasket like the one mentioned below would be the best option.
while this works for lighting. EMP is a different kind of animal. the seams in the aluminum siding would need to be braised together at every joint to keep the magnetic pulse out. and the rubber seals on the garage door,(I'm assuming aluminum) would need to be conductive, something like this EMI Conductive Rubber, LLC , and then the door would have to be compressed against the gasket to a specific level as recommend by the manufacturer, there are different kinds so it depends on what you buy. then the siding would would have to go all the too the ground and be buried a few inches into the dirt.
One thing everyone needs to keep in mind on this subject is the most common source of electronic damaging EMP is a NUCLEAR explosion, if this happens we are all going to have a lot bigger worries then does the car work. Also the current EMP bombs big enough to take out a city are all operated by the US and are bigger than a semi truck and trailor.
hope this helps a little more.
First, thanks for the info. It helps. I don't claim to know much about EMP anyway.
I would think that the precautions you list would apply at ground zero and not so much the further away you got from the initial site