One of the security items I got on my roadster is the Sears Security
Battery. (Now that you know please don't try stealing my car!)
The battery supplies power for accessories when the security feature is
activated via a remote. If a thief starts the car, the engine dies in 5 seconds.
If he tries it 3 times, the battery goes into complete shutdown mode. Only by
punching in a security code on the battery can the battery be reactivated. If
you forget the code, there's a 1-800 telephone number on the battery to call
where they ask you personal questions to confirm your identity before giving you
the code.
Not many thieves carry spare batteries with them, nor do they want to hassle
with swapping them. Plus they have to figure out that the battery is causing the
engine to die and not just because the car is 35 years old!
This isn't the reason I bought the security battery. Main reason is that if you
leave accessories on with the engine off, it will automatically shut down the
battery before it loses all it's juice, guaranteeing you enough to start the
car. Leave your headlights on once and you'll see the benefits (especially in a
place where you can't push-start).
Fred - So.SF
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Subject: Re: Alarm Install questions
Author: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 3/5/2001 5:40 PM
I have a couple of ideas that I will be looking in to for alarm operation.
It is much mor likely that a thief will be abandoning a vehicle if it geth
him/her out into the roadway then either quits or goes up in smoke. Allow
the car to start normally, then, in about 15 seconds or so, kill the ignition.
This can be done by putting a time delay fuse in series with the wire to
the coil. Choose a fuse value that will give you the delay you like.
The second thing that I want to look at is putting a piece of resistance wire in
a chemical that will give of clouds of smoke when heated. Put this under the
dash an/or in the engine compartment.
Peace,
Pat
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