The Secret Of Mechanical Antitheft Devices
Everyone knows what are mechanical anti-theft gadgets for. This is the vital insurance of the electrical anti-theft system, invulnerable to various scanners, decoders and other devices used by thieves. But one must think hard what a mechanical anti-theft device should be.
There are a number of types of blockers: in one case it is a real wall for the thieves, and in other case – just a means of the owner’s self-complacency that us able to resist only a novice. Another issue is the esthetics: it matters if the device is hidden behind the paneling or protrudes like an barn lock.
The construction types of the blockers are different as well. They can be:
- Fully demountable
- Body-inbuilt (when only the locking pin is removed)
The former feature the blockers of the type “streering-wheel-pedal”, pedal lock, steering-wheel lock, wheel lock etc. Such devices are widely spread due to their low cost and the simplicity of mounting. At the same time the level of security is low. These devices are powerless against an experienced thief.
The reason for it is the accessibility of the lock part which makes the blocker vulnerable to any kind of power attack. With the body-inbuilt blockers the case turns out to be more complicated. The majority of these devices are no better than the fully demountable as concerns the power attack. From a user’s point of view, they are even worse, because if a fully demountable device is broken it can be dismounted, but inbuilt blockers are impossible to dismount manually.
It makes the saloon of the car look ugly with a piece of iron protruding out of somewhere. Moreover, the body features additional openings required for the installation of the device, and these opening might the sources of corrosion. To sum up, such safety turns out to be more harmful than useful.
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