On 31 Aug 2014 at 8:06, Geoffrey Pullinger via EV wrote: > If you wrap a wire around the cable and hook it up to the fence > charger I'm guessing any would be copper thieves will be somewhat > discouraged by a large jolt.
"Ma, I wanna plug the car in. Can I pleeeeezzze?" "Sure, Bobby. I'll get the presents for Grandma out while y ..." "Zzzap! Zzzot!" Kids aside, I can imagine a thief - from jail - suing the charger's company for his injuries from such a scheme. A few possible solutions for this problem : One is for all chargers (EVSEs) to have the cables locked behind a solid steel plate door that only opens with a smart card. Downside is the additional complexity and inconvenience. Another is for the charging cable to go with the vehicle, aand hope the bad guys don't start breaking into EVs to steal their charging cables. Again the driver has to bear additional hassles because of the bad guys. Finally, this may be a case where having a couple of prominently placed CCTV security cameras might discourage crooks. Here the disadvantages are additional installation expense, and (IMO) a potential loss of drivers' privacy. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
