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You will need an electronic ignition module, buy a spare and put it in a faraday cage.
Originally posted by DocHolidaze
i have a 84 subaru gl, does this fall into the category of an emp safe vehicle?
Originally posted by DarthMuerte
You will need an electronic ignition module, buy a spare and put it in a faraday cage.
Originally posted by DocHolidaze
i have a 84 subaru gl, does this fall into the category of an emp safe vehicle?
Forgot about that. It is actually a diode pack, a wheatstone bridge. You can buy that separately and put it in the same faraday cage as the ignition module.
Originally posted by oghamxx
An alternator has a diode which I think could fry from an EMP. I think alternators came in on American cars about 1962
That is why my van has a mechanical fuel pump. Most older cars have only a few relays, and they could be bypassed in an emergency. I drive such an old vehicle for multiple reasons. I consider an emp a very serious possibility mainly as a terrorist weapon though.
Originally posted by rebellender
Originally posted by DarthMuerte
You will need an electronic ignition module, buy a spare and put it in a faraday cage.
Originally posted by DocHolidaze
i have a 84 subaru gl, does this fall into the category of an emp safe vehicle?
your reply made me question Relays? electric fuel pumps? I need to get better education I think.
OP:::thanks for making me think on this
Automobiles were subjected to EMP environments under both engine turned off and engine turned on conditions. No effects were subsequently observed in those automobiles that were not turned on during EMP exposure. The most serious effect observed on running automobiles was that the motors in three cars stopped at field strengths of approximately 30 kV/m or above. In an actual EMP exposure, these vehicles would glide to a stop and require the driver to restart them. Electronics in the dashboard of one automobile were damaged and required repair. Other effects were relatively minor. Twenty-five automobiles exhibited malfunctions that could be considered only a nuisance (e.g., blinking dashboard lights) and did not require driver intervention to correct. Eight of the 37 cars tested did not exhibit any anomalous response.
(emphasis added by tovenar)
Originally posted by Evolutionsend
reply to post by tovenar
Were any 2004+ "drive by wire" vehicles tested? What year were the vehicles?
I'm sorry but I work for major car manufacturer, no way those sophisticated cars would survive. They have electronics in the ashtray (hyperbole but you get my drift).
Before taking that test to the bank, you may want to remember a very old saying in the united states, "close enough, for government work".edit on 15-3-2012 by Evolutionsend because: (no reason given)