My Dad claimed to have used an old Model A vibrator ignition coil to shock people when they would touch the car.
I'm not totally familiar with these older ignition systems, but I assume it would work since the car is not grounded but a perp might be, depending on the type of shoe they were wearing. Dan On Mar 27, 2012, at 8:46 AM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Back in 1968 we used a device called a Claymore with a trip wire that was > pretty effective at controlling unwanted intruders. There are some > downsides I suppose to using those in an urban environment, however after > being robbed and ruined with damage to your household, the thought comes to > mind that such applications could be "useful". > > I've toyed with the idea of rigging a tazer to a car in such a way that a > thief would simply taze themselves into submission upon contact and that > would trigger the car alarm, as a more effective deterrent than simple > noise makers. > > The inventive mind never stops inventing. The criminal mind never stops > scheming. > In todays world the anti theft device industry sells billions of dollars of > devices each year, the police and jail systems cost billions, and we > re-capture repeat offenders. > In my Grandfathers time they spent 5 minutes and 0.13 cents worth of hemp > rope and solved all those issues locally. > Gives one the thought, "Did the old guys have it right after all?" > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> In addition to all the "wildlife" cameras, there are cameras that look like >> motion lights but record video to a chip. The benefit being that they >> don't >> look like cameras. Price in the $150 range and you wire them into the 110 >> line like a motion light. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] >> On Behalf Of OK Don >> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 10:47 PM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car breakin >> >> A hanger about four lots down from us was broken into last week, a three >> bladed prop for a Cessna 210 was stolen, along with hand tools. I'm >> thinking a few game motion activated cameras will at least catch them in >> action, perhaps get a palte number to boot. >> >> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 8:29 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Mine weren't trashed quite that badly, but it is amazing how far and into >>> what nearly inaccessible places the little blocks, shards and pieces of >>> glass went. The windows just seemed to explode into every part of the >>> interior of both cars. >>> >>> Wilton >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Ritchey" <ritche...@nc.rr.com> >>> >>> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:55 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car breakin >>> >>> >>> I can't go with the "leave it unlocked" philosophy. They'd probably >> break >>>> out the windows anyway. Besides, there are other scenarios (especially >> in >>>> the country). >>>> >>>> >> http://hunting-washington.com/**smf/index.php?topic=90095.0< >> http://hunting-w >> ashington.com/smf/index.php?topic=90095.0> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> "When I lived in Italy, I learned to leave my car unlocked, nothing of >>>> value >>>> inside. 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