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Originally posted by spy66
reply to post by camaro68ss
50 000 v is old school from the 1960s. To day there exists super EMP weapons that can produce a lot more voltage. By so called second and third generation weapons.
Russia is also a lot further than the US within this field of study.
edit on 27.06.08 by spy66 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Shadowalker
This is an EMP generator...
www.youtube.com...
Originally posted by jerryznv
Originally posted by spy66
reply to post by camaro68ss
50 000 v is old school from the 1960s. To day there exists super EMP weapons that can produce a lot more voltage. By so called second and third generation weapons.
Russia is also a lot further than the US within this field of study.
edit on 27.06.08 by spy66 because: (no reason given)
More curiosity...but are we talking about AC or DC voltage...I mean DC has been pumping out forever sure...and AC newer to this generation has found out that 100,000 volts is common...but what about the EMP's we are talking about? Are they AC or DC?
Just curious...makes a difference ya know?
Originally posted by spy66
reply to post by jerryznv
Ok. Lets see if can remember all this .)
A EMP resembles a AC current, but a EMP is more like one tall spike.
The blast knocks electrons out of the atoms at high altatude and shoots them with high speed towards the ground.
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
Originally posted by jerryznv
reply to post by spy66
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
Current...now that is my question..how much current?
Half an amp...500 amps...how much?
Originally posted by tkwasny
Originally posted by jerryznv
reply to post by spy66
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
Current...now that is my question..how much current?
Half an amp...500 amps...how much?
It depends on the voltage and the conduction/insulation path between the positive and negative voltages. Ohm Law demonstrates that as the resistance is lowered for any given voltage, the current will increase. That's why when some electronics starts to "smoke", the carbonization of the hot components is lower in resistance causing the current to increase, which makes those burning components even hotter. Goes into runaway until either the current path burns open (infinite resistance) or the voltage source is removed (a fuse blows or a breaker trips).
Originally posted by jerryznv
reply to post by spy66
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
Current...now that is my question..how much current?
Half an amp...500 amps...how much?
Originally posted by spy66
Originally posted by jerryznv
reply to post by spy66
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
Current...now that is my question..how much current?
Half an amp...500 amps...how much?
That depends on where the EMP goes of. The EMP will not look like the image the OP posted. It will look like a "U" From North to South do to the Magnetic field.
The EMP will be strongest where the electrons are deflected and compressed at high speed. But i dont know what amps there will be at that location.edit on 27.06.08 by spy66 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Skewed
reply to post by camaro68ss
Ok, I think I get that. In that case would that not also cause a potential risk to other places? Would it be possible for the pulse to travel along the magnetic field lines and potentially have affects elsewhere and not only the intended target. Although if it did that I can see the effects more likely dissipating and the earths magnetic field just absorbing it.
Originally posted by jerryznv
Originally posted by spy66
Originally posted by jerryznv
reply to post by spy66
These electrons traveling at high speed towards the ground produce a very high pulse of electric current.
Current...now that is my question..how much current?
Half an amp...500 amps...how much?
That depends on where the EMP goes of. The EMP will not look like the image the OP posted. It will look like a "U" From North to South do to the Magnetic field.
The EMP will be strongest where the electrons are deflected and compressed at high speed. But i dont know what amps there will be at that location.edit on 27.06.08 by spy66 because: (no reason given)
How do we know this?
Or rather how do you know this...why a "U" form?
Seems to me that a wave of flux would be less controlled...east and west...or north and south poles would cause a drop zone in the flux of the current ( and amperage)...but why a "U"?
Super-EMP weapons
Last but not least, senior Russian EMP experts warned the EMP Commission that “brain drain” from Russia enabled North Korea to make what the Russians call “Super-EMP” weapons.11 According to Russian open sources, these are small, low-yield nuclear weapons that can generate extraordinarily powerful EMP fields, many times more powerful than the E1 EMP from a multi-megaton weapon.
Both of North Korea’s nuclear weapons tests that produced low yield “fizzles” look very like what would be expected from a “Super-EMP” weapon. According to open source reporting, South Korean military intelligence claims North Korea is receiving Russian help developing “Super-EMP” weapons.
13 Moreover, the EMP Commission discovered from its investigations that, as noted in the Commission’s unclassified Executive Report, “Certain types of relatively low-yield nuclear weapons can be employed to generate potentially catastrophic EMP effects over wide geographic areas, and designs for variants of such weapons may have been illicitly trafficked for a quarter-century.”
14 On a related matter, Dr. Butt incorrectly asserts that “due to the fact that the super-EMP weapon will be directional, it is unlikely to effect a large part of the country.” In fact, a “Super-EMP” weapon can be designed to be directional (the more challenging design) or to cover broad area (the simpler design). The simplest design of a “Super-EMP” nuclear weapon, configured for broad area coverage, could generate extraordinarily high EMP fields over the entire contiguous United States.