Distributed EMP Vehicle Protection.
Multi Point Suppression.
Ultra Duty Surge Protecting Device.
The DEFCON Vehicle is an ultra-duty surge protection device specifically designed to protect a vehicle’s electronics from damaging electromagnetic energy resulting from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Constructed using state-of-the-art metal oxide varistor technology, the DEFCON Vehicle is capable of shunting away an incredible 270,000 amps of current!
T.R.A.P.-OBD2™
Distributed Transient Protection With Versatility.
The T.R.A.P.-OBD2™ is a transient protection device for your vehicle’s OBD2 port. Seamlessly integrating into the multi-point protection system, this device offers the flexibility of using your 12-Volt auxiliary power outlet and still safeguarding your vehicle. The OBD2 port’s standardized 16-pin interface creates an opportunity for all our customers, ensuring compatibility and ease of use across a wide range of vehicles. This standardized design doesn’t render previous systems obsolete but rather enhances the versatility and accessibility of our products.
How to install vehicle battery T.R.A.P.s
Multi Point Vehicle EMP Transient Voltage Suppression.
T.R.A.P.-AC
T.R.A.P. EMP Vehicle Protection
T.R.A.P. EMP Vehicle Protection
High Saturation Ferrite Vehicle EMP Protection
T.R.A.P.-B EMP Vehicle Protection
High Saturation Ferrite Vehicle EMP Protection
DEFCON™ Vehicle
T.R.A.P.-OBD2™ EMP Vehicle Protection
The T.R.A.P.-OBD2™ is a transient protection device for your vehicle's OBD2 port. With a powerful 5,000-watt transient voltage suppression device boasting a lightning-fast <1 picosecond turn-on time, the T.R.A.P.-OBD2™ safeguards your vehicle against electrical transients with unmatched efficiency.
This item seamlessly integrates into the multi-point protection system, offering the flexibility of using your 12-volt auxiliary power outlet and still safeguarding your vehicle.
Simply plug the T.R.A.P.-OBD2™ into your car's OBD2 port, and experience enhanced electrical protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can the T.R.A.P.™ be effective against an EMP when it’s so small?
The danger to vehicles from an EMP is the high voltage that is introduced on the cables from E1 and E2. Those transient voltages are extremely brief in time (from nanoseconds to microseconds) and can therefore be suppressed using small devices. This is distinctly different than the case with homes, which would also experience a powerful E1 current surge from the power grid.
Do I need a DEFCON™ Vehicle if I already have an EMP Vehicle Kit?
The DEFCON™ Vehicle is designed to be an excellent addition to the EMP Vehicle Kit. It offers approximately 400 times the energy absorption and more than 2,700 times the max surge current of the TRAP-B. It is also designed with different turn on characteristics to supplement the Vehicle Kit, as well as a power-on indicator to let the user know that it is still active.
Does the DEFCON™ Vehicle work as a stand alone product or as a replacement to the EMP Vehicle Kit?
Although DEFCON™ Vehicle is a supplemental device designed to be added to the current Auto Protection Kit, it would function just fine as a standalone device too. The TRAPs and DEFCON™ Vehicle device both provide transient protection, but each using different technologies. The TRAPs use super-fast TVS diodes, and the DEFCON™ Vehicle uses slightly less fast (but very hefty) metal-oxide varistors.
Is there anything the DEFCON™ Vehicle is able to block that the EMP Vehicle Kit can’t?
DEFCON™ Vehicle could protect against indirect lightning better than the EMP Vehicle Kit. It also protects from unwanted transients caused from vehicle malfunctions.
When using the DEFCON™ Vehicle and the EMP Vehicle Kit together, is it safe to double up at the battery location with DEFCON™ Vehicle and the TRAP-B?
Yes, it is perfectly safe for both to be hooked up to the battery at once.
For a diesel engine with two batteries, do I need two DEFCON™ Vehicle units?
Yes, we would recommend this, to ensure that both electrical systems are protected.
Do the DEFCON™ Vehicle and T.R.A.P.™ protect a vehicle even when the vehicle is powered off?
The DEFCON™ Vehicle and T.R.A.P.™ provide transient protection even with the ignition switch turned off because interconnected cable assemblies can still receive damaging energy. They continue to act as a high-frequency energy sink even when the vehicle is unpowered.
Will DEFCON™ Vehicle, T.R.A.P.™ or T.R.A.P.™-B drain my battery?
These products draw essentially zero current except when there is a significant overvoltage, so they won’t drain your battery. Most car peripherals try to limit their off-state current draw to under 15 milliamps. The DEFCON™ Vehicle indicator light draws 9 milliamps of current. Typical car batteries have around 55,000 milliamps-hours of capacity. Therefore, even if the vehicle sat for an entire month unused, the light would only draw off about 10% of the battery.
Will DEFCON™ Vehicle, T.R.A.P.™ or T.R.A.P.™-B drain my battery?
These products draw essentially zero current except when there is a significant overvoltage, so they won’t drain your battery. Most car peripherals try to limit their off-state current draw to under 15 milliamps. The DEFCON™ Vehicle indicator light draws 9 milliamps of current. Typical car batteries have around 55,000 milliamps-hours of capacity. Therefore, even if the vehicle sat for an entire month unused, the light would only draw off about 10% of the battery.
