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The FJ and a EMP

Will the FJ survive an EMP? (Electro Magnetic Pulse)

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Permalink Reply by Lance on October 26, 2010 at 5:17am

Yup. It just wont start afterwards :-)

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Permalink Reply by Mr.FJT on October 26, 2010 at 5:23am

LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Mr.FJT on October 26, 2010 at 5:21am

I found out that 1 in 10 will survive and if you turn off the FJ before the pulse you will save it.

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Permalink Reply by Boss73 on October 26, 2010 at 6:43am

I alwasy thought that an EMP would destroy all electric componets.. But I honestly have no idea of exactly how it works..

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Permalink Reply by Mr.FJT on October 26, 2010 at 7:08am

I read a study that 1 and 50 Americans know what an EMP is. In 1954 the earth’s equator had a magnetic storm caused by solar flares from the sun and caused an EMP. But the tech back then was not what is today being that the microprocessor was only invented in the late 70's eerily 80's.

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Permalink Reply by Mr.FJT on October 26, 2010 at 1:48pm

The EMP caused telegraph stations to catch on fire and the whole grid was going nuts.

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Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on October 26, 2010 at 3:04pm

An electromagnetic pulse can cause voltage/current spikes in electrical circuits. The spike would be what damages the electrical components.

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Permalink Reply by Boss73 on October 26, 2010 at 8:32am

Would an EMP effect a vac tube???

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Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on October 26, 2010 at 3:01pm

Vacuum tube would likely be damaged if it was on.

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Permalink Reply by Bz on October 26, 2010 at 9:54am

Not likely there are like 5 computers in a Auto FJ, the Manual has 4 I think. plus the fly by wire throttle is all servo and computer controlled... if you had a Faraday cage you could drive away into the Apocalypse in the FJ....

you could always watch the mythbusters EMP episode