I am trying to create an EMP (electromagnetic pulse). This will be a low range device (about 20 foot range). Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this or know where I can find out.
2007-01-03 12:19:01 · 4 answers · asked by mttcttrll@snet.net 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I am trying to create an EMP (electromagnetic pulse). This will be a low range device (about 20 foot range). Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this or know where I can find out.
I am not trying to sabatoge anything here. The 20 feet is just so I don't accidentally damage anybody's appliances. This is a semi-school project.
2007-01-03 12:47:03 · update #1
high frequency electrical arcs could do something like that. but detection range is much larger then effectiv range. You will be very easy found.
2007-01-03 12:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by bily7001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to live in a non technological world like the victorian times when toilets were amazingly comforting and social interaction with the women was the talk of the night. Oh sorry, i forget this was about america, im sure with the budget you have to spend on this it will be enough to make it a top priority so it should not be too long, unless they are keeping it a secret from the public eyes till doomsday arrives to see if it works. Industrial work will be hard work, but i will be sure to have a jolly good time pumping water out by hand and employing kids to sweep chimneys. Also a few "media tip offs" say iran has enough for 5 nuclear weapons so if all air defense forces chip in around the world it will be a russian roulette to see what the outcome is to where they land. Whats to say that they might become duds and not explode? Also how long does the EMP last for? if it instantly kills the electronics surely they have replacement parts hidden away in a "nuclear bunker" where some tunnel rat worker will guard it till someone gives it a lick and tests them to see what a masterpiece the human race can acheive.
2016-05-23 00:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do it with a large bank of capacitors (put them in parallel). Charge the capacitors, and run the current through a coil of wire (a few turns). The coil of wire will vaporize (or melt) but for a brief instant you will have a large electromagnetic field. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL with this, as you can seriously hurt yourself (not due to the magnetic field - but due to the high voltages and currents you'll be dealing with) This wont be terribly powerful in terms of destroying electronics, but if you have instruments you can view the magnetic field. The military and other such organizations use an explosive device called a compression flux generator, but I doubt thats what you're looking for
2007-01-03 13:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by merlin692 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These guys think they have something that may be of value to you:
vhttp://www.amazing1.com/emp.htm
2007-01-03 13:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by MT C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋