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> EMP-proof This detail caught my eye. Very cool.

• jhoechtl 6y ago
  But why? An EMP would still induce energy into the coils, largely disrupting operation, no?
  • exmadscientist 6y ago
    They're still affected by EMP, but they're not damaged: as soon as the pulse is over, everything's back to working. This is very much not true for modern VVLSI....
  • jacquesm 6y ago
    But afterwards they'd be fine unless their isolation was compromised somehow through for instance arcing. And even in that case, there are ways to stop an arc and leave the system functional (self repair, essentially the coil material evaporates a bit further from the breach point than the isolation material). In silicon if such an energy pulse would reach the circuitry it would be ruined forever.