"Magnet tamper" for surface mount contact?

I doubt it, Crash. Most of them are dumber than Cracker and don't have a clue what we're talking about. Any that have enough intelligence to find this newsgroup and make sense of the threads here could easily defeat most systems anyway.

That shouldn't be an excuse. Same line of thinking as "it's ok to fall asleep at the wheel, there isn't that many drivers on the road at that time and the ones that are should be alert enough to avoid you anyway". You should be getting tired of stepping in the cow pies by now Robert.

And I do believe you are right about your description of thief..

after all,you did pass a moment with them in jail...so you had time to know those people..

"Robert L Bass" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com...

or you can edit it ..

much more fun...

"Nomen Nescio" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@dizum.com...

Like this one?

Bob Worthy said;

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When you reply to one of Bass's posts, would you please take a second and edit out his sig file? Otherwise, you're just helping him promote his business by reposting his company name, phone number, and web address.

The difference is between "seeing" it and "finding" it. Most wouldn't think to search for a hidden contact unless they knew there would be one there, as opposed to a regular surface contact that's obvious. Out of sight, out of mind :)

I guess I assume to much...

I would think any crook astute enough to unscrew the magnet and affix it to the sensor prior to opening the door (especially one who came in through the ceiling to avoid the alarm), seems to know enough about alarms to seek out a recessed switch - if he/she knew how...

Got it!

If he had the skills to get that far, you're right, he could then defeat the magnetic contact. He wouldn't need to touch the magnet though. Most contacts do not have built-in EOLRs so all he'd need to do is short the wires coming out the side of the surface mounted contact.

However, none of this would really be necessary. If he's gotten in undetected and there is no motion detector, all he needs to do is pile the goodies up by the door and then open it when he's ready to leave. He'll have everything in his car and be long gone before the CS ever calls the police. Never mind the time it will take to pry an officer loose from his donuts and... :^)