Re: [Leica] WAS: bike theft now: anti theft device?

[John Coan <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu>]

Ted,
Same principle as a stun gun.  Trouble is you would get sued.  How about
this?  Rig us your old strobes to flash and blind the thief?  
John

Ted Grant wrote:
> 
> Here's an idea for all you old time shooters who may still have one of
> these strobes kicking around in the back shed.
> 
> Given we as photographers usually have a pile of gear in our vehicles,
> I've often wondered if there was a unique anti theft device that could
> be developed using the capacitors from old strobe power packs?
> 
> You young lads probably never had the experience nor exercise effects of
> packing these heavy weight wet cell (that's batteries) strobes with
> capacitors.  When you turned on the strobe the battery supplied the
> power for the capacitor to build an electric charge in the neighborhood
> of 50, 000 volts.  Which were inturn released at the time of exposure,
> igniting the flash bulb.
> 
> Or some technical thing like that. :-)
> 
> However, we were always warned  "NEVER EVER PUT YOUR FINGERS INSIDE!"
> Well of course old dim wit here did one day and found himself lying on
> the other side of the room.
> WHOA, WHAT A JOLT!   Jo momma, the flying photographer! :-)
> 
> Now imagine if you could harness that power to an anti-theft rig for
> your car.  Bad guy messes with your wheels and....... "WHAM!  In his
> face he's lying on the street!"  Hell of deal and he never knew what hit
> him!  Still alive but really stunned!   Don't you love it? ;-)
> 
> Now all you electronic wizards out there go figure and make a million
> $'s !  Just remember where you got the idea. ;-) As there are a couple
> of Leica things I'd like to replace. ;-) Thanks.
> 
> ted