Electrocute Auto Electrical Systems
Electrocute Auto Electrical Systems
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I was interested in knowing how much electricity, volts, amps, current would be needed to disable the electrical system on all automobiles. So, what would it take to electrocute a car’s electrical system?
Thanks,
Michael
Thanks,
Michael






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The current must be significantly small, otherwise you will kill the driver as well.
Not something that I recommend anyone to do.
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Even if you managed to shoot a Taser onto a car, the metal body and frame would simply short out the Taser.
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Jasjit Khangura P.E.
Electric Distribution Engineer
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If the "nuclear device" don't work, try the "MOAB".that oughta do it.Kidding aside.
I think a source of HI-voltage from a taser or other, could kill ignition fairly easy.As for the Battery
itself,without direct physical contact with it,I can't see a way of snuffing it out.(my car does it quite regularly without much problem)
If you reverse charge your car battery,you will be walking or on to a recharge station.
You probably had something else in mind !
GusD
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If the "nuclear device" don't work, try the "MOAB".that oughta do it.Kidding aside.
I think a source of HI-voltage from a taser or other, could kill ignition fairly easy.As for the Batteryitself,without direct physical contact with it,I can't see a way of snuffing it out.(my car does it quite regularly without much problem)
If you reverse charge your car battery,you will be walking or on to a recharge station.
You probably had something else in mind !
GusD
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A Taser puts out a maximum of 1.7 Joules, which works out to about 140 microamps of current at 50kV for 0.25 seconds. It takes tens of amps to crank a car engine. A Taser will barely tickle and you still have to get both ends on the Taser onto something useful.
oh, btw..A more useful thing might a portable lightning generator. A few million amps are probably more in line with what you're talking about,but it'll be tricky to control.
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