re battery disconnect theft prevention

[alfanut@domain.elided]

>someone mentioned disabling a fuel pump to prevent theft.  what about
>disconnecting a battery terminal?  for most thieves a car that won't
>start immediately means moving on to the next one, not getting under the
>hood (or trunk lid) to find the problem.

>one of the overpriced car trinket catalogs i have has a device that
>connects between the terminal and battery.  to disable the battery you
>simply unscrew a large knob that breaks  the connection

Only problem is it is damned inconvenient to pop the hood everytime you
stop somewhere to spin off that part. With a cleverly hidden switch inside
the car it can become an easy routine to disable the car when you leave it.
ANd a heck of a lot cheaper than an annoying alarm that may have similar
capabilities.


Michael Williams
Sacramento, California US of A
69 Duetto
84 GTV-6

http://www.rcip.com/michael

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