Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: bike theft now: anti theft device?
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:30:59 -0700
References: <B56D1DE4.64D2%jbcollier@home.com>

And when y'all ain't out drivin' th' fliver, you can use the coil to run
fishin' worm out'n the ground, jest like mah Gran'daddy did!

Bubba ( I oncet upon a time pee'd on the spark plug of a Lauson-Tecumseh
lawnmower moter on a dare.... once!)  Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: bike theft now: anti theft device?


> Heck Ted, just get the old vibrator style coil from your model T Ford and
> hook it up so that the hapless individual tampering with your car
completes
> the circuit! It is easy to do but use a separate battery so you do not run
> the car's one down. I have used it to stop dogs from peeing on my car
> wheels......they only try it once.
>
> John (once a country hick always a country hick) Collier
>
> > From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
> >
> > 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?
> >
>

In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> (Re: [Leica] WAS: bike theft now: anti theft device?)