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Re: defense mechanisms

To: snyler <snyler@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: defense mechanisms
From: "Mark G. van der Hoek" <captainhoek@koan.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 10:13:46 -0800



snyler wrote:
> 
> > A 2
> >1\2 foot bar about 3 inches in diam. locks onto the wheel. you activate it
> >with a remote like an alarm. If its disturbed a beeping goes off for 5
> >seconds then whammoo arcs of electrical current around the bar and more
> >concentrated on either end. talk about a suprised thief
> 
> And a surprised on-board computer;electronic ignition;stereo, etc. the
> downside is, once it goes off, your car isn't worth stealing.
> 


Maybe.  Maybe not.  I can't imagine the manufacturer not
testing for that, or selling the thing (for very long, at
least) if it really did any damage to on board electronics. 
(Can you say, "lawsuit"?)  I know that stuff is delicate,
but there are lots of grounding opportunities for the bar's
discharge.

I'd like to see some data, myself. I've been seeing these
advertised for about a year now. (I think?)  If they fry the
on board electronics I can't see them still being around.

Mark van der Hoek
Hemet California


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