bob kater wrote:

Workin in an upscale hotel but the issue is at most in my city. They break
in to the vending machines and remove money etc. Anyone have a foolproof
system for warning us or setting off an alarm to warn us of the breakin?
Video camera are in place but only as good as person sitting and watching
the all night. Spray paint and or a little something to blur images are all
it takes. Once in place they must be moved so maybe a motin sensor on the
machines?? Any help appreciated.


Just an idea, but I worked on an alarm to monitor TV sets in hotels.
It used a 2200 ohm resistor inside the TV set so that if the line was
disconnected or shorted, it set of an alarm with the room number in the
office. The same would work with an internal door switch inside the
vending machines. The alarm would go off in the office and security
could hurry to the machine and catch the thief in the act. Use a walkie
talkie to tell the office which machine is to be opened so they can mute
that alarm, and then call them again when your done to reset the alarm.


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Michael A. Terrell
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