Faraday Cage (simple things to keep around your house)

to phone for only with other owners of Faraday cages?

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What are you using for insulated base....what materials?

Great tip. Thank you.


I heard that microwaves are also good to act as Farady cages. Anyone heard of that one too?

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.

The problem with a large EMP is this: By the time you are aware there is one, it is too late to protect anything.

IOW, people expect things to just halt, cars die, phones down and so forth. By the time you figure out what happened, your electronics are fried.

That's the theory anyway.

Now I have to go look up copper foil tape, lol!

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.


If that were to happen, we would be dealing with a completely different level of issues. To answer your question, you would need plans/preparations for alternative electricity generation.

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.


If that were to happen, we would be dealing with a completely different level of issues. To answer your question, you would need plans/preparations for alternative electricity generation.

So then why would you need a faraday cage for what I guess "minor events"? In the event that you need to put electronic things in a faraday cage to protect them from a EMP it's already at a diffrent level.

Great tip. Thank you.


I heard that microwaves are also good to act as Farady cages. Anyone heard of that one too?


Yes, I did read that a microwave would work.

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.


If that were to happen, we would be dealing with a completely different level of issues. To answer your question, you would need plans/preparations for alternative electricity generation.

So then why would you need a faraday cage for what I guess "minor events"? In the event that you need to put electronic things in a faraday cage to protect them from a EMP it's already at a diffrent level.



I am not arguing the validity or reasons for saving electronics if an EMP were to hit. Just explaining "how-to"

However, just a quick note. The government and military are already protected from this, so an EMP would only impact the "unprepared"

Again I am happy to discuss this with you, but I think a new thread would be more appropriate.

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.


If that were to happen, we would be dealing with a completely different level of issues. To answer your question, you would need plans/preparations for alternative electricity generation.

So then why would you need a faraday cage for what I guess "minor events"? In the event that you need to put electronic things in a faraday cage to protect them from a EMP it's already at a diffrent level.



I am not arguing the validity or reasons for saving electronics if an EMP were to hit. Just explaining "how-to"

However, just a quick note. The government and military are already protected from this, so an EMP would only impact the "unprepared"

Again I am happy to discuss this with you, but I think a new thread would be more appropriate.

Yeah I understand the how. Its just the why logic is not there. And certain aspects of the military and goverment are protected. However the vast majority of the infrastucture isn't. Real books with diagrams and instructions about planting and harvesting, simple medicine, hunting, food preservation ect will be what you want on hand in the event of an EMP. Your cell phone will not work. Help will not be on the way.

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.


If that were to happen, we would be dealing with a completely different level of issues. To answer your question, you would need plans/preparations for alternative electricity generation.

So then why would you need a faraday cage for what I guess "minor events"? In the event that you need to put electronic things in a faraday cage to protect them from a EMP it's already at a diffrent level.



I am not arguing the validity or reasons for saving electronics if an EMP were to hit. Just explaining "how-to"

However, just a quick note. The government and military are already protected from this, so an EMP would only impact the "unprepared"

Again I am happy to discuss this with you, but I think a new thread would be more appropriate.

Yeah I understand the how. Its just the why logic is not there. And certain aspects of the military and goverment are protected. However the vast majority of the infrastucture isn't. Real books with diagrams and instructions about planting and harvesting, simple medicine, hunting, food preservation ect will be what you want on hand in the event of an EMP. Your cell phone will not work. Help will not be on the way.


I agree with you! Just not what this post is for. If you read the original post, I just looked this up because "I like to know things."

If you told me this was happening tomorrow, I would not care about a faraday box, cage or microwave. I would be heading out of town, in a truck with water, food, and ammunition. Worst place to be is a city.

Again, the logic of saving electronics is a completely different discussion, which I am happy to have on another thread.

Can you tell me what good any of those things would be in the event of a large EMP? If everything else electric grid, cell towers ect is destroyed what could you use that you saved.Besides maybe some old fashion points to a pre 1970's cars which will be the only ones running probably.


If that were to happen, we would be dealing with a completely different level of issues. To answer your question, you would need plans/preparations for alternative electricity generation.

So then why would you need a faraday cage for what I guess "minor events"? In the event that you need to put electronic things in a faraday cage to protect them from a EMP it's already at a diffrent level.



I am not arguing the validity or reasons for saving electronics if an EMP were to hit. Just explaining "how-to"

However, just a quick note. The government and military are already protected from this, so an EMP would only impact the "unprepared"

Again I am happy to discuss this with you, but I think a new thread would be more appropriate.

Yeah I understand the how. Its just the why logic is not there. And certain aspects of the military and goverment are protected. However the vast majority of the infrastucture isn't. Real books with diagrams and instructions about planting and harvesting, simple medicine, hunting, food preservation ect will be what you want on hand in the event of an EMP. Your cell phone will not work. Help will not be on the way.


I agree with you! Just not what this post is for. If you read the original post, I just looked this up because "I like to know things."

If you told me this was happening tomorrow, I would not care about a faraday box, cage or microwave. I would be heading out of town, in a truck with water, food, and ammunition. Worst place to be is a city.

Again, the logic of saving electronics is a completely different discussion, which I am happy to have on another thread.

Do you know what wavelengths are emitted by a EMP from the sun, a nuke, a EMP bomb ?

The problem with a large EMP is this: By the time you are aware there is one, it is too late to protect anything.

IOW, people expect things to just halt, cars die, phones down and so forth. By the time you figure out what happened, your electronics are fried.

That's the theory anyway.

Now I have to go look up copper foil tape, lol!

Here is another quick, easy & cheap way to go :)