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From: mzenier@polari.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Car alarms(late idea)
Message-ID: <3778@polari.UUCP>
Date: 15 Apr 91 18:33:51 GMT
References: <1991Apr14.224844.3126@coral.bucknell.edu>
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In article <1991Apr14.224844.3126@coral.bucknell.edu> mulligan@coral.bucknell.edu writes:
>Not too long ago, there was a series of discussions about car alarms, and how
>to make them more effective.  
>...
>He suggested that I remove the coil to distributor wire, and replace it with a
>wire from the high side of the coil to a nail driven into the ground.  He said
>to turn the ignition to the 'run' position, and to close the door without
>touchinganything_ metal on the car.  When you get back, kick out the wire to
>to the ground, then get in the car.

Since the main purpose of a car alarm is to prevent the theft of the
radio.  And the first thing that I would do if some stray car bit me was
to hook the antenna to the nearest grounded object, thus frying at least
part of the radio.  (and maybe even work in a way to kill off the motor 
control computer in the process.)

I'd say this is a really bad idea.


Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.uucp  mzenier@polari.uucp