Actually I don't believe 1 g is sufficient to brake your Empeg. If it was, than mine would have been broken long ago. I know I've subjected it to 1 g of deceleration in my CRX. Perhaps the real answer is 20, 30 50, 100? g's as the Empeg goes through rapid deceleration as it strikes a hard surface?

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