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