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Originally Posted by Choker
From what I have read a solar storm capable of knocking out all power grids for YEARS, not months occurs once every 100 years. The large transformers are no longer made in the US, only Germany, and take 2 to 5 years to make. There are none in reserve.
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The large transformers will be fine post-EMP of any type nuclear or solar. Think about it, the wires inside those transformers are over an INCH think, if there was enough radiation to melt those wires you'd be long dead anywhere on earth.
That being said, a major EMP knocking out all the microprocessors meaning no cars built since the early 1970's, computers or other electronics would cause major problems for a long very time, including power grid failure from their control panels until they can be fixed.
Here's a good video of a Ford Taurus being killed by an EMP (like a solar flare). Notice how it won't run, but the power windows still work! Interesting stuff:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aj54FcI7_dE