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

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

>>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<<

Not only sued, but probably criminally prosecuted as well.


Bryan




- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Coan" <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: bike theft now: anti theft device?


> 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
>