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Would an EMP negatively affect parts of electronics with no current running through them?

For example, would an EMP negatively affect magnets attached to a fridge or just lying on a table, or wires, or circuit boards, and batteries not i use?

Yes I know about proximity, I’m talking about if these items were in proximity of an EMP.
So even magnets just lying around or stuck to something would be damaged somehow? In what way, would they lose their magnetivity?

Yes. The EMP is no different than the electromagnetic field of say a transformer, just orders of magnitude stronger. So I generates a damaging pulse in every electronic device it hits

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2 Responses to “Would an EMP negatively affect parts of electronics with no current running through them?”

  1. skeptical Says:
    June 2nd, 2010 at 11:42 pm

    EMP can induce currents in any conductor, if it’s powerful enough. A device does not have to be powered on to be damaged.
    References :

  2. OldPilot Says:
    June 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 am

    Yes. The EMP is no different than the electromagnetic field of say a transformer, just orders of magnitude stronger. So I generates a damaging pulse in every electronic device it hits
    References :

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