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

["Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>]

Try this guys - The Blaster- should do the trick :)

http://www.fdbphoto.com/archives/sujet990/frame990.htm

http://www.fdbphoto.com/archives/sujet990/01.htm

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bryan
> Caldwell
> Sent: June 14, 2000 12:08 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: bike theft now: anti theft device?
>
>
> >>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
>
>
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>
> ----- 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?
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> > 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
> >
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