we all know a EMP is shutting down all cars and trucks but what parts are going to be fried,,,,,the alternator the computer the battery and I think maybe the starter,,,am I missing anything or will it be more wide spread than this
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Billy Roper
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It depends on a lot of variables: how high the bursts are, how big, and vagaries such as the profile of the land, whether the vehicle was outside or in a parking garage, the make and model (older vehicles will have fewer sensitive computer chips to fry), etc..
jimLE
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what billy said..that's why it'd help to have the proper garage/car port that's done up right,where it's emp proof.in which the vehicle(s) can be kept parked in,while at home.and when ever possible,when not at home.(if that's possible) when ever you go some where.
Silent Earth
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No its not, a lot of stuff believed to be FACT from the Cold war days has been disproved, Also EMP was NEVER going to shut down ALL cars and trucks either.
I cannot find the articles that have come out in recent years but a lot of the supposition was wrong, starting with the fact that cars and trucks are natural Faraday cages anyway and we use faraday cages to protect our electronics from EMP.
a carport would be cheap enough pour a slab bolt it down close it in and hope for the best,,,,,,what else can you do...
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No not correct as stipulated on the first EMP post of yours
I am not sure what you are getting at,,,,,my question related only to cars and trucks and the parts that would be fried
jimLE
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bring the walls of it on down to the slab.insulate,then go with a wooden floor ceiling and walls.
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Silent Earth post a video in the other thread regarding lightening and the effects on modern cars EMP would have a similar affect and I posted about the hype regarding EMPs
Everything regarding EMP and EMP protection is still in the form of theories nothing absolute at this time.
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Here you go Hamster at his maddest
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an EMP will fry a lot of electrics not just cars and trucks, it will fry the electrics in the computer in the filling station so no fuel even if your vehicle isn't fried.
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Now go upstream from the filling station to the distrubtion centers, the fuel pipelines and on up to the refinery's. All valves are controlled by computer and electronic switch gear. Even further upstream to the well head, pumping stations and crude oil pipelines. All valves and operations are montiered and computer controlled. Will these be affected by an EMP too? Even if cars and trucks survive, will the fuel supply chain survive?
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in a word NO, expect the sheeple even if their cars work to run out of fuel, the highways will resemble a giant parking lot, even if you have fuel yourself you may not be able to get past all the abandoned cars.
the giant parking lot theory will hold true in larger city's and interstate hwys,but take an area like mine extremely rural and I believe you will not see many stranded cars on the roads,,,,
as for the computers shutting down the gas supply, it will happen but carry your own pump either a hand pump or electric and a generator you will also need a set of BOLT CUTTERS to remove locks ,the fuel problem can be beaten at least for a while
I would replace the lock with one of my own,the reasons for this,,,,to protect your supply and to find out if anyone else is around
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trouble with my rural area with one very small filling station that is on the end of the supply chain, it runs out of fuel quite often in the summer now so i'm not expected there to be any left to syphon off post event.
I am a little better off than that,I have 7 stations about 20 miles out so I think getting gas will be an option after the SHTF........
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I have 4 within a 13 mile radius but they are all small and probably will be emptied very quickly.
I don't think using fuel one has to go and find some that may or may not be there is a wise decision.
I don't think using fuel one has to go and find some that may or may not be there is a wise decision.
my plan is to have a stash and one night run will tell the story on if there is any point in making another,it also depends on what happens,if it's nuclear,a lot of folks will not make it ,at least half will stay put and radiation will be a big factor on who survives,the numbers will be small
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This summer I'm installing a couple of 500 gallon fuel tanks. One for gas and the other for diesel. Even with rationing this would only last so long. I think it would be important to have an alternative means of transportation available. In my case it will be horses. Post SHTF I really won't need to go anywhere other than for hunting and fishing.
35 miles away there is a small city well inside of a blast radius,it will be pretty much gone but the gas will still be there under ground and safe from most of what happens above ground
