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By chance does anyone know if the electronics in the Aimpoint T1 are EMP protected? Just curious to know, thanks.
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A quick Google search turned up the following from Keith Weaver of Aimpoint USA HQ:
It will always prove prudent to have BUIS.Aimpoint AB has not released any testing, studies or findings on EMP that I am aware of. From my understanding of our red dot sight systems, and my limited understanding of EMP, our product should be very resistant to the effects of EMP.
Our sight has one circuit with three main components: battery, rheostat switch, and LED. The battery should be okay and is housed in aluminum; the rheostat should withstand EMP due to its very basic and robust structure, as well as being inside of an aluminum housing. Finally the LED is completely housed by an aluminum structure.
All of this would in my opinion make a device like an Aimpoint red dot sight much more resistant to damage from an EMP than for example, a laptop computer plugged into the wall socket. -
The aluminum housing won't protect it if it's not grounded.
Note to self: Attach grounding cables to all illuminated optics and route to a 6" copper spike on the bottom of boot.U.S. Navy (Retired) 1994-2015Comment
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Yeah I saw that after I posted lol. I tried to delete but I for some reason couldnt?Nikita Khrushchev said"We can't expect the American People to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism. "Comment
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EMP or not, back up iron sights (BUIS) are your friend...
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