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  2. Newsgroups: sci.electronics
  3. Subject: Re: XMAS Lights Theft Alarm
  4. Message-ID: <1992Dec21.110416.1@pa621a.inland.com>
  5. From: delinck@pa621a.inland.com
  6. Date: 21 Dec 92 11:04:16 CDT
  7. References: <ByoqLt.DLJ@waterloo.hp.com> <1992Dec08.215021.18099@mav.com> <1992Dec10.182447.16893@vpnet.chi.il.us>
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  13. In article <1992Dec10.182447.16893@vpnet.chi.il.us>, cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka) writes:
  14. >>>... The device would work by detecting the AC current being
  15. >>>consumed by the lights, then triggering an alarm if it drops below a certain
  16. >>>point.
  17. >  toddi@mav.com (Todd Inch) writes:
  18. >>This will be very nearly impossible with ...
  19. > But you don't need to look at a steady-state current, just a sudden
  20. > change.  This should be pretty simple to spot.
  21. What if he's using blinkers?
  22. (No replies or followups, please. This is a dumb enough comment w/o more
  23. stupidity)
  24. > Gordon S. Hlavenka           cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us
  25. Jeff Delinck   delinck@pa621a.inland.com
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