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Subject:Re: Frydae - EMP Proofing A Vanagon
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:44:42 -0400

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