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RE: [t3] fi wire unpluggage


On 16 Dec 2004 at 8:29, Jason W wrote:

>   I heard an idea i liked a while ago for theft deterance, basicly put a
> wire in the back from the coil + directly to ground with a switch in it to
> ground it out. YOu also need to put a circuit breaker in the posive back
> there so it trips when this happens. If this is all done stealthily they will
> go to start it, it will trip, and unless they can find the breaker to reset
> it, the car wont start again. Even if they find the switch. 

This is really pretty clever. You just need to make sure the breaker is large 
enough that you don't get nuisance trips, and small enough that you don't hurt 
the wire. The trick might be finding a place to put the breaker that is easily 
accessible and yet not obvious to the thief.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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