Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!amdahl!pacbell!att!alberta!calgary!amc-vlsi!dale From: dale@amc-vlsi.UUCP (Dale Wlasitz) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: ZZZZAAAAPPPP!!! Message-ID: <517@amc-vlsi.UUCP> Date: 14 Jun 88 14:53:36 GMT Organization: Alberta Microelectronic Centre, Calgary, AB. Lines: 20 >>>I heard on the radio last night (at about 3 a.m.) that the navy was >>>going to do a test on EMP by causing a similar voltage effect out over >>>the ocean to see if a ship's communication systems would get zapped. >>> >>The navy is playing with the unknown.. How can they simulate the EMP caused >>by a nuclear explosion with out a nuclear explosion? I am curious about the effects of EMP on electronic systems in general. What can be done to minimize damage to electronic circuitry? What components/subsystems etc. are most susceptable (sp?) to EMP. What are typical pulse durations and peak amplitudes? Obviously smaller scale lab experiments have been conducted. What are the effects on us humans in the same vicinity as the damaged electronics? just curious, Dale disclaimer: contents may settle during shipping