Re: EMP Pulse/Non-lethal technologies
Michael Lorrey (retroman@together.net)
Mon, 05 Jan 1998 16:13:50 -0500
den Otter wrote:
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> > On Sun, 04 Jan 1998 Michael Lorrey <retroman@together.net> Wrote:
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> > >back in '89 and used it successfully against police trying to stop
> > >me for speeding. It shot a focussed EMP pulse in a cone behind my
> > >vehicle to a range of about 150 feet that would toast the engine
> > >control chips of a pursuing vehicle....
> >
> John K Clark johnkc@well.com wrote:
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> > I'm intrigued, can you tell me more? Was your trunk full of capacitors?
> > How did you focus the beam? How did you protect your own engine control chip?
> > Would it work if I was chasing you in a 1951 ford pickup? Pretty neat,
> > James Bond eat your heart out!
>
> Yes, *very* interesting! Where can you order one of those? ;-)
> I'm also interested in other sonic/EMP weapons, especially if they
> fit into your pocket. Alledgedly there are such things as "bowel liquifiers"
> and microwave devices that can cause everything from mild hallucinations
> and nausea, to unconsciousness and cardiac arrest. Might be an interesting
> alternative to firearms, at least in some cases.
it took a capacitor the size of a large thermos to store a charge (don't
remember the value). Took about 5 minutes of charging time off the
alternator, which I had custom installed to provide an extra 15-20 amps.
It used a radar detector type horn with a souped up magnatron from a big
microwave, and a large voltage ladder/network (4 ladders in parallel,
each 20 steps, at around 10-15 kv per step) fed from a custom built
flyback and flip/flop operated SCR feeder from the capacitor.
I kept the ladders soaked in an oil bath, rather than the typical
RTV/silicone coating, as I frequently needed to replace diodes.