[Shop-talk] Shop Security

[Bob Spidell]

Motion-sensitive floodlights might help.  Maybe if you wired an audible alarm to 
the motion sensor?


bs


PJ McGarvey wrote:
> Insightful, thanks.  It completely doesn't address the fact that I have 2
> windows that would be an easy entry point and garage locks that, like yours
> I'm sure, can also be bypassed.  I just went out to my garage and picked the
> lock in 30 seconds.  And I'm a total amateur.
> 
> I had an ADT system in the house for over 5 years, and it was a waste of
> time/money from the perspective that it generated too many false alarms, and
> they kept jacking up the monthly rates...
> 
> The other issue is trying not to reach a point where I'm spending more on a
> system than the total value of what's inside - which really isn't a whole lot,
> however it would suck to have it stolen.
> 
> Simply I would like to know when someone is where they should not
> be, when they should not be there.  Imagine someone is at your back
> door snooping around, wouldn't  you like to know that?  Does it generate a
> loud noise when tripped? does it let me know when it
> does so I can decide how to respond?  This is what I'm looking for.
> 
> -PJ



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