P0300 caused by EMP (electromagnetic pulse) ???

[ColoradoDennis]

OP said that he was driving past the same medical facility each time. Makes me wonder if their MRI equipment has leakage.

MRI rooms are meticulously-built Faraday cages with 90-100dB attenuation. “Leakage” can’t be ruled out but it would be highly unusual to have any effect outside the department, even with a 7T magnet. Also, of course, any interference would be present only during operation; a low duty cycle even in a busy department.

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[ShadowsPapa]

MRI rooms are meticulously-built Faraday cages with 90-100dB attenuation. “Leakage” can’t be ruled out but it would be highly unusual to have any effect outside the department, even with a 7T magnet. Also, of course, any interference would be present only during operation; a low duty cycle even in a busy department.

Has to be crazy shielding to prevent interference with life-saving equipment and communications in the same building. There would be people in the building with pacemakers, hearing aids, metal implants and more.

A friend had to give up his performance ignition business - doc said avoid alternators, magnetos and so on - and his business was Moose Magneto. They were afraid it would impact his pacemaker.

 

[Rusty PW]

MRI rooms are meticulously-built Faraday cages with 90-100dB attenuation. “Leakage” can’t be ruled out but it would be highly unusual to have any effect outside the department, even with a 7T magnet. Also, of course, any interference would be present only during operation; a low duty cycle even in a busy department.

From googling. It seems that mri has 2 different types of shielding. One to keep outside RF from interfering, and another to keep things in.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

From googling. It seems that mri has 2 different types of shielding. One to keep outside RF from interfering, and another to keep things in.

Yes. Anything that could distort the magnetic field during imaging would be problematic.

 

[Richard79]

I live in Warsaw, no problems for my Jeep so far, maybe I should look into the aluminum foil wrap tho lol

 

[j.o.y.ride]

That explains alot.

UNCLE!

 

[j.o.y.ride]

And they were using it every time - and no one in the facility noticed.
I wonder how many teslas that machine is rated at!

If only they had an outside the box thinker to sort it out for them.

 

[j.o.y.ride]

MRI rooms are meticulously-built Faraday cages with 90-100dB attenuation. “Leakage” can’t be ruled out but it would be highly unusual to have any effect outside the department, even with a 7T magnet. Also, of course, any interference would be present only during operation; a low duty cycle even in a busy department.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Maybe there's a guy living in the area who has built one of these cool devices -

 

[Rusty PW]

I've seen that movie.

 

[j.o.y.ride]

Maybe there's a guy living in the area who has built one of these cool devices -

Perhaps your UNCLE was involved in building it outside the (Faraday) box (cage).

 

[Rusty PW]

Perhaps your UNCLE was involved in building it outside the (Faraday) box (cage).

You want some thread for that needle?

 

[Summitsearcher]

This thread is totally popcorn ? worthy IMO.

 

[z1krause]

Ok, hear me out before we get out the tin foil hats! ??

My 2022 with 15,000 miles has only had the P0300 misfire code 3 separate times. I don't remember where I was the first time, but I think it was in Warsaw, IN, which I don't visit often.

BUT, the next 2 times the P0300 code came on, I was in Warsaw, IN, and driving past the same medical facility and giant factory across the street. This was months apart. It got me thinking, is it possible there is some kind of electromagnetic field, or ultra sound, or radiation, etc, that could cause this? All 3 times I cleared the code and it ran totally fine after that.

It seems really far fetched to me that this is possible, but it seems so odd it happened at the exact spot on the road.

Does anybody know if it is possible? Does anybody else have a P0300 code pop up when they are in a specific location?

Interestingly enough, my TPMS looses its signal from the passenger side wheels every time I drive by the same convince store about a mile away from my house. Every time I drive by that spot, I immediately get the TPMS MIL and both passenger side tires are red. This is the only time it ever happens.

 

[Makato]

Look for a microwave antenna on the building roof.

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