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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:23:50 -0700, "Ed Price"
wrote: "Brian Kelly" wrote in message . com... SNIP But . . but . . so the cop punches the button, turns loose a monster burst of RF and the perp's engine sputters out. What prevents the RF from also shutting down the engine in the Looney Van? The cops will be issued Looney Vans equipped with RF-proof 1956 Stromberg carburetors or what?? That would thrill the EPA and the EU envirofreaks no end . . Maybe you haven't noticed it, but government regularly exempts itself from the picky regulations that they impose on the general populace. It's not the carb that's the RF sensitive element, it's the Engine Control Computer which the zappers attempt to toast. That means that the ideal immune vehicle would be about pre-1980, with a Kettering ignition system. However, the 70's cars were notorious for trying to reduce exhaust emissions with pneumatics, thermal delays, and other non-electronic systems. Those systems created balky, stall-prone engines, so we need to move the date back to about 1970. I guess the next step will be to require big yellow stickers on the sun visors warning owners with pacemakers to stop immediately if redlighted so as not to have the pacemaker smoked. |
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