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Date:         Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:44:42 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Frydae - EMP Proofing A Vanagon
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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At 06:34 PM 11/2/2012, Anthony Egeln wrote: >What parts of the vanagon would be toast in an EMP burst, and how >could one provide some >protection for those parts.

I'm not very knowledgeable here. Given that, I'd expect ECU, idle stab, tach, ignition module on a 1.9l, DOPS board, Westy LED panel, GPS, computer, stereo, transistor-driven LEDs, maybe all LEDs, maybe ignition coil, maybe alternator. Depending on strength, maybe other stuff. Best protection - be somewhere else.

If you want to run after an EMP, I suspect your best bet is an old-fashioned mechanical-injection hand-cranked diesel. And don't have a pacemaker or defibrillator installed.

Yours, David


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