Pocket EMP

emp.jpgEMP stands for electro-magnetic pulse. It does to electronics what a 9mm does to your brain. This project-in-progress is working on making a ultra small scale EMP using the capacitor found in a common disposable camera. The obvious application here is frying RFID tags, or the cellphone of that annoying talker who is sitting next to you at the movie theater. Currently there is just a general outline of the project, but more details are promised soon!


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  1. July 13th, 2006 | 2:19 am

    [...] Related: RFID Zapper. [...]

  2. M
    January 20th, 2007 | 10:13 am

    I want it!!!

  3. cleo
    January 30th, 2007 | 7:26 am

    please give us the specs i want one lol. could b v handy 4 ex’s pc lol.

  4. April 27th, 2007 | 5:54 pm

    [...] Any of you old timers remember the original article we did on the RFID Zapper? Back then it was filed under the “embryo” category (yea, that means it’s a project that hasn’t been finished yet), but now we can file it squarely under “instructional.” The RFID zapper is, for all intents and purposes, a mini EMP. Theoretically is should be able to zap just about any electronic device out of commission for good. I wouldn’t recommend testing it on anything of your own, and if you do decide to test make sure you didn’t leave your cellphone in your pocket. [...]

  5. gav
    November 21st, 2007 | 10:31 pm

    Pocket EMP
    THERES NO INSTRUCTIONS ON ANY OF THESE LINKS.
    COULD U PLEASE E-MAIL

  6. Satan
    April 30th, 2008 | 6:08 pm

    You overlooked something.

  7. tom
    June 29th, 2008 | 4:58 pm

    this is just an electromagnet that turns on and off really quickly. so uh.. not really an emp, might as well just use a strong magnet

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