EMP and gun safes

[kiwikid]

Do you think that may be true of all brands~?

Certainly our US made Sentry, Australian made Spika and some random Chinese made safe we own have the key override feature. Also every electronic safe I have looked at in gun shops have this feature. Some of the keypads lift vertically and some rotate to give access to the key hole.

 

[Hugnot]

EMP might or battery failure will prevent speedy access, then key will be used. Possibly, the electronic keypad normally controlling some solenoid could be bypassed with drilling then hotwired.

 

[Rosebud]

So you can incinerate with your gun in hand?

Don't need a A bomb to explode to get a EMP!

 

[DoneNOut]

Don't need a A bomb to explode to get a EMP!

The response to an EMP attack is nuclear.

 

[xsn10s]

The response to an EMP attack is nuclear.

That depends.

 

[SEGARE]

it's kinda funny that the trope is home safes are easy to break into by random burglars, yet also impossible to get access to if your keypad dies in an apocalyptic event

Thanks for saving me from typing this out.

 

[woodneagle]

Why can't we just protect the electronic keypads from an EMP? What are the chances of one in the first place?
It's surrounded by metal on the back, so why not cover the front with a copper or lead or conductive metal and attach via small screws to the door? Then ground the door with a mesh ground strap like older cars used. We should be looking for a less expensive, but workable solution to this question.
Are there any physicists out there? Electronic engineers? There's a Mr locksmith on You Tube who can get into most cheap safes in about in 20 seconds using a super strong rare earth magnet to trip the lock's latch on the handle. That may work on a safe or vault door as well? Anyone?

 

[bultinkle]

the average Americans life expectancy would increase more by eating a salad than preparing for an EMP anyway

 

[xsn10s]

the average Americans life expectancy would increase more by eating a salad than preparing for an EMP anyway

 

[jessej]

What if a person dug a hole in the side of a hill, lined the bottom of the hole with lead sheet, lowered a shipping container into the hole, draped lead sheet over the container, then buried it with the door exposed at the edge of the hill. Then line the interior of the door with lead. Seems like a good place to store dolor panels, dry solar batteries, inverters, transformers, controllers, a couple of new small simple refrigerators, (that are proven to run on said solar equipment).
and some gun safes!

Theoretically speaking of course.

 

[memtb]

the average Americans life expectancy would increase more by eating a salad than preparing for an EMP anyway

It's not just an EMP…..Earth has been a "hair's breadth" several times over the past 20 years from experiencing another Carrington Event.

Just this past week, there was a massive CME nearing that of the Carrington Event, it just happened to be on the opposite side of the sun….this time! memtb

 

[Schroedernd]

Just make a tinfoil hat for the electric combo!

 

[Doom2]

Why can't we just protect the electronic keypads from an EMP? What are the chances of one in the first place?
It's surrounded by metal on the back, so why not cover the front with a copper or lead or conductive metal and attach via small screws to the door? Then ground the door with a mesh ground strap like older cars used. We should be looking for a less expensive, but workable solution to this question.
Are there any physicists out there? Electronic engineers? There's a Mr locksmith on You Tube who can get into most cheap safes in about in 20 seconds using a super strong rare earth magnet to trip the lock's latch on the handle. That may work on a safe or vault door as well? Anyone?

Easy to say, harder to do, difficult to prove. It sounds easy but if you are going to market something to be EMP proof it's going to have to be tested which is a very difficult to do. It is also impractical in many situations to design a device to be EMP resistant and still be useful.

The links below has some information on how things can be hardened to resist the potential effects of an EMP and also some general information on EMP hazards.

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/22_0902_st_emp_mitigation_best_practices.pdf

Electromagnetic Pulses - Six Common Misconceptions

An intense pulse of electromagnetic energy generated by manmade or natural events has the potential to significantly damage or destroy electronic…

www.domesticpreparedness.com

 

[Rob67gmc]

I have a SecuRam lock on mine. It is both mechanical & electronic.