sooo will our bikes work? does anyone know what exactly an emp does to electrical systems? couldnt you just push a manual car down a hill and pop it into gear and wouldnt it start?
Our bikes needs a battery to power the coils/ignition. Electronic ignitions usually fry with EMP unless the entire thing is in a Faraday cage, including any power source or wiring interconnects.
EMP damages silicon junctions as in diodes and transistors. The rectifier has diodes as I pointed out in a previous post. So, it may run until the battery depletes
If your SOHC4 has the Starter safety module, it can fry and prevent electric start.
If you have a newer model with the single diode in the starter circuit, your neutral light may come on whenever the clutch is pulled. Or, it will not allow electric starting with just the clutch pulled in. Kick start should still work unless/until the battery has depleted. Store a spare rectifier inside a metal box, and it will be protected from EMP damage, if it survives a nuclear blast.
An electromagnetic pulse generates a voltage spike on any exposed wire it encounters. Silicon based electronic junctions (ICs, chips, transistors, diodes, etc. can be damaged with voltage spikes higher than their rated values, even from electrostatic charges.)
Put your electronic devices inside a proper faraday cage and EMP can't get to it to do damage.
FYI:
There are companies enticing police departments with devices that will create a directed EMP toward vehicles, which then disable the engine's ignition and computer system, instantly taking the thrill out of high speed chases.
I'll bet Humongous wished he had one of those instead of that paltry handgun with AP rounds.
Screenwriters can be sooo shortsighted, and not just in Hollywood.
