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From: chrisb@escargot.UUCP (Chris Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Car Alarms
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Date: 5 Aug 89 00:18:00 GMT
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In article <945@pedsga.UUCP> vatche@pedsga.UUCP (Vatche Daghlian,SPCSYS,7546) writes:
>
>I am in the process of determining the best alarm system to
>install in my new car.  The names that I have run across 
>are:
>
>	    1)  Crime Stopper
>	    2)  Ungo Box
>	    3)  Derringer
>
>My question is:
>
>Has anyone out in NET-land had any experience with any one
>of these units.  If so, I would appreciate it if you would
>drop me a line informing me of your experiences.

Ah yes, the days of car alarms. I used to sell them. All the above you just
listed. What do I like best? The UNGO!

Why?

The Ungo sensor is both motion and shock, meaning if someone jacks up your car
or kicks the tires, it will sound the alarm.

The sensor is made out of mercury filled tubes with an inductive pickup around
each one. They both are used to determine the position of the vehicle in the
right to left fashion and the forward to rear fashion.

The Ungos are very easy to install, very simple to operates, and, most of all
DO THE JOB WELL! You can set an Ungo's sensitivity anywhere from a slight tap
of the car to having to rock the thing. It's also very good on false alarms. If
you just push down on your car once, the alarm won't go off. If it's jacked
up or bounced more than once, it will sound the alarm, providing you have the
sensitivity set that high.

All of Ungo's new boxes are surface-mounted and QC'd over 4000 times in the
factory.

You can get the basic remote package anywhere from $135-195 depending on
where you go (TL-1255) to the full-blown alarm system (TL-4000). Features
on each alarm system differ, however you can expand a TL-1255 to equal the
features of the TL-4000. It'll cost you more though!!

The most important thing in any alarm system is the sensor. Since Mercury
won't freeze in normal human temperatures, your sensor won't come out of
alignment, break, or otherwise get knocked around to where it won't work
any more. Both the Derringer and the Crimestopper have shock sensors with
motion sensors as an option. I've owned both a Clifford and a Viper and
never will own one again. If you want the horror stories on each, I'll be
glad to provide details. :-)

If you have any more questions on specifics on any of the alarm systems
mentioned above, feel free to drop me a line!

-->Chris