Re:What a major solar storm could do
by AnarchismIsCool on Monday February 26, 2024 @08:41PM
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That's a complicated one, it's still the electronics but they need a particular circuit that can stop short rise time transients. Also, any larger devices probably want to have shielding and ethernet devices will need some extra hardening, we're talking 25+kv/m events here so unless your computer can handle the monitor being at a 25kv differential from the tower you're gonna have a bad time.
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Re:What a major solar storm could do
by quickthrower2 on Monday February 26, 2024 @09:43PM
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How does it compare with static electricity at that voltage? Which I assume is harmless enough.
Would this also affect m mammals, including us then?
Re:What a major solar storm could do
by AnarchismIsCool on Monday February 26, 2024 @11:17PM
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It's not very different in terms of amplitude, though rise times for an E1 EMP impulse can supposedly be single digit nanoseconds so equivalent to a >400 MHz impulse. I know from experience that modern electronics can't handle that because I've fried USB ports by operating radio systems in that band, though there are some obvious differences there.