OT: EMP and Equipment

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: OT: EMP and Equipment
>   From: "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey at amd.com>
> My understanding is that it is most effectively caused
>by an above atmosphere explosion?
> Still, if you are on the edge of where damage is minimum,
>unpowered equipment will survive better than powered up
>equipment. Things like unplugging can help if the pulse
>source is far enough way.
>Dwight
>

Distance is everything as it's a inverse square law thing.
If it weren't the sun would have done us in already, though
it does occasionally throw a good one at us like last fall.


Allison