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From: gritz@homxa.UUCP (R.SHARPLES)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers
Subject: Re: Protecting Car Stereos
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Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 09:47:02 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 09:47:02 1985
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I thought of something that may be a possibility if you have a fancy car stereo 
with big power amps and speakers:

	set up a system where if the burgler trips the alarm a tone generator
	is activated and produces a VERY harsh tone that is then amplified to 
	incredible volume on the stereo system inside the car.  The idea is not
	to deafen but rather to attract attention and make it so unpleasent
	inside the car that the thief has to leave.  The system would stop 
	after 2 minutes and rearm itself.  of course you need all the usual
	protection against having the battery cables cut, etc..

My one concern is that if this worked and drove the burgler out of the car,
would he/she/it be mad enough to start pelting your car with bricks, or kicking
it or something?  Or would they just run off?  I suppose it depends on the
neighborhood.  Another idea is to give the burgler a mild shock with a tesla
coil hooked to the frame or a wire around the radio, but there you have the
same "revenge" problem.

RPS
ATT-BL
homxa!gritz

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