Originally posted by Rocketman7
The book One Second After covers it pretty much but they exaggerate the effect.

A mustang survives. And a VW van, so its only delicate circuitry that they say will be affected.

But tests in 1962 put out a few street lights in Hawaii etc.

But the main point of that book, is that after the EMP attack, even without knowing who was responsible, the US forces overseas that were unaffected, turned every suspected country to a glowing radioactive smudge on the ground.

So the message is abundantly clear. Use EMP on us, and we will nuke half the world. Thats a pretty good deterrent.

But I spoke to someone who hardens planes and he was in this forum, and all you need is a plastic box, like a tool box, with a tin foil lining. Thats it. Thats all you need. And the tests he does with planes, a human could not stand the EM pulse that he uses to test tolerance.
They would be fried.

I think if you store your electronic equipment in a plastic case tin foil lined, you won't have a problem. Including harddrives. lap tops, ereaders etc. Not only that but its not going to go through much concrete so anything inside a mall or parked in a parkade will be unaffected. Its just not going to go through several concrete floors with rebar in them and metalic hardener in the cement. Not to mention floor leveling compounds are liquid steel.
And every mall probably uses that to level floors before tile goes down.

Originally posted by imtheweasel
I somewhat wonder about the usefulness of camcorders, night vision, etc. Electronics in general...

I've seen a few threads lately discussing what folks would be using in a SHTF scenario, and given the threat of an EMP attack it is of course a very real concern.

If in fact an EMP attack were to occur, all electronics such Night Vision units, Camcorders, and most of the newer LED based flashlights even wouldn't be functional due to the electronics in them. (yes, the newer l.e.d based flashlights do have L.E.D driver boards that contain EMP sensitive components). Really seems like some folks are relying solely on these battery powered gadgets to get them through, but leaving out essentials like candles, matches, etc.

Just a passing thought, after seeing a few threads on here as well as SurvivalistBoards...

Originally posted by Moshpet
Buy/find a dead microwave. Store your must have electrical goodies in it.
Take some grounding wire and attach it to a screw on the case, run the wire to a solid earth ground.

Problem solved.

M.

Originally posted by ludshed
What happens when the nuclear plants get zapped in a emp? They never go into that aspect in books and movies. Is there a physical/manual override to pull the rods out when the generators no longer work? Would people have to sacrifice themselves to do it?

Originally posted by mrwupy
An EMP only fries a device that has an electrical charge going through it at the time of the EMP discharge. If the battery is out of your camera then after the discharge, you can place the battery back in and it will work fine. If you have a hand cranking device, such as a Swiss-Tech (Which costs less than 20 US dollars at your local wally world) you can recharge batteries all day long, As long as they're rechargeable batteries.

Just a little knowledge can go a long way.