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a EMP is a major concern they will fry most everything not protected,,,,,but will one take out our satellites and turn them into chunks of scrap metal,,,,,so far I have not found anything on this subject
for those with teenagers..good luck with them if they should go 1 week or longer with TV,kindle,smartphone,to what ever..
4000hp @ 165-240 gallons an hour at notch 8 delivering 2250-3000kw's were at idle would use 8gal an hour, lot of fuel usage for this power plant.
I just watched the video,,,,I would not have sat in the car while that test was run
ooooh you pedant OK then a GP15 or similar short line loco, they already have basic electrics but can still provide enough power for a small community, AND you dont need 24 / 7 power in a SHTF scenario just enough to shift water to tanks, chill the freezers, recharge the comms and power tools etc.
I didn't know the fuel usage.. I was surprised, my Daughter n law father is a retired engineer who ran the electromotive's... I texted him to ask
a EMP is a major concern they will fry most everything not protected,,,,,but will one take out our satellites and turn them into chunks of scrap metal,,,,,so far I have not found anything on this subject
Wasn't there a CME back in the 1870's or 80's that took out a lot of telegraph lines in at least part of the US? I think any operators using the telegraph at the time got a good shock too.
And in the 40'or 50's wasn't there an EMP over Hawaii? I'm hoping that someone here has a better memory than me and has the details. Heck, it could have been in a movie I watched years ago.
Those were the ones I was referring too! I have extremely limited internet access here on my phone so I may have to look them up next time I'm in town.Yeah it was called the Carrington Event but it happened in 1859 read about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859
There was a high altitude nuclear test in Hawaii they called it Starfish Prime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime
This is not in the year range you indicated though.
a EMP is a major concern....
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