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EMP Generator

@thebugger
10 years ago
https://everycircuit.com/circuit/5831179886919680
I got idea last night while i was contemplating how the computers are gonna take over the world one day. Then it hit me. Why use extremely complicated computer viruses to wipe them out, when we can just fry them with an Electromagnetic Pulse. This works in the same manner like old cameras, when they ignite the flash. A booster circuit steps up the voltage to around 200-300V, charging a large capacitor. This capacitor is then quickly discharged through the flash tube. So if we substitute the flash tube with a coil, the result is a highly energetic Electromagnetic wave pulsing back and Forth between the capacitor and the coil. The larger the capacitor value, the more intense the burst. I've given 100nF here, but in reality it should be no less than 10uF. The higher the capacitance the longer the duration of the pulse and its range, and its intensity. I suggest everything above 47uF. But if you go with a really large value like 470uF i suggest you add a limiting resistor to limit the initial surge of current to the capacitor, because it may damage the booster circuit. The coil is 10-15 turns of somewhat thick wire over a 50mm diameter with an average height of 10-20mm. When the capacitor is charged (for 470uF and 10k limiting resistor that means around 25s till full charge), you press tbe switch and it starts discharging through the coil. Any turned on electronic device in the immediate vicinity will instantaneously be damaged.
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