[OT] Alarm which sounds if briefcase is opened?

[ric]

The Medway Handyman wrote:

Zak wrote:
Is it possible to get an alarm which sounds if the catch of my
briefcase is opened while I am out of the room during a meeting?

Personally I'd get a new job. Why on earth are you working with people who
might open your briefcase as soon as you leave the room??


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

well, if you're going to buy toys, then why not go for this puppy?
doubt it's legal, mind!
http://www.pimall.com/NAIS/shockalarmbriefcase.html

alternately, there are *loads* of people selling exactly what you
really want:
http://igadgets.com/ealert.html - 10 bucks.

ric

 

[DavidM]

Lostgallifreyan wrote, On 15/01/2007 20:38:

What I'd do is make a small hidden manual switch and a delay timer. An
intruder, not knowing the drill, won't be able to close that switch before
the time elapses and the alarm sounds.

This might be ideal;
"Hr7012 Shed & Garage Alarm
Sounds a 90dB. Siren in your home if your shed or garage are
entered. Three selectable RF channels for remote sensor and alarm
unit. Mounts to any surface for easy intallation. Alerts home owners
while inside the home."

The PIR detector is mounted inside the briefcase. It has it's own
batteries and sensor. The alarm is in a separate unit that also has it's
own batteries. You can disable the alarm unit you leave the room. When
triggered you can run back into the room like Alan Partridge holding
your 90dB siren above your head, and catch the culprit red handed.

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=112841&MAN=Hr-Hr7012-Shed-And-Garage-Alarm


--
DavidM newsNO@SPAMdjmorgan.org.uk
www.djmorgan.org.uk

 

[Zak]

On 15 Jan 2007, Adrian C <email@here.invalid> wrote:

Zak wrote:
Is it possible to get an alarm which sounds if the catch of my
briefcase is opened while I am out of the room during a meeting?


Vibration operated alarm kit
http://www.electronic-kits-and-projects.com/1150.htm

Interesting web site. Do you have links to any more like it?

 

[Zak]

"The Medway Handyman" <davidlang@nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote

Personally I'd get a new job. Why on earth are you working with
people who might open your briefcase as soon as you leave the
room??

On 16 Jan 2007, Mike H <no.spam@btinternet.com> wrote:

Might not be an internal meeting. Clients? Suppliers?

They are the other party in what is probably going to be a claim and
counterclaim.

 

[Keith]

In message <He+H3iHzbArFFwW1@NOHAMbigfoot.com>, andy
<dweeby@NOHAMbigfoot.com> writes

In message <Xns98B9C787D946C64A18E@127.0.0.1>, Zak
duff@nomail.invalid> muttered:
Is it possible to get an alarm which sounds if the catch of my briefcase
is opened while I am out of the room during a meeting?

http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/p_gallery/briefcase.html

I want to be a fly on the wall the day *that* gets x-rayed at airport
security....
--
Keith

 

[Lostgallifreyan]

Keith <roadrunner10@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
news:z6NqZBXLrSrFFwz9@blueyonder.co.uk:

http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/p_gallery/briefcase.html

Hmm, I was thinking it looked dodgy too. Had me gazing at it for a few
moments wondering where the plastique was hidden...

 

[colin]

"Zak" <duff@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns98B9C787D946C64A18E@127.0.0.1...

Is it possible to get an alarm which sounds if the catch of my briefcase
is opened while I am out of the room during a meeting?

I use a soft briefcase like this one:
http://www.crouchandfitzgerald.com/images/products/hs756p.jpg

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My thoughts so far:

When I have to leave my case unattended maybe I could loop a thin
enamelled wire over some part of the catch so that the wire would get
snapped when the catch was undone. It's not a great way and I'm looking
for something better.

Could some sort of window-catch burglar alarm (with a contact and a
magnet or whatever) be used?

Inside the case I would need a portable but loud alarm sounder which
would respond to a broken circuit. Are there any off-the-shelf products
which would do this?

This reminded me of the Bond film with the can of explosive talcum powder
wich goes off if the case is opened incorrectly.

As an alternative to the more sensible suggestions already given you could
have maybe a fake hand grenade where the pin flies out when the case is
opened, the subsequent loud screams might be audible enough for you.

Colin =^.^=

 

[Bill]

In message <fj3th.73999$n36.32924@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net>, colin
<no.spam.for.me@ntlworld.com> writes

As an alternative to the more sensible suggestions already given you could
have maybe a fake hand grenade where the pin flies out when the case is
opened, the subsequent loud screams might be audible enough for you.

http://www.airsoftscotland.com/acatalog/Blank_Firing_Grenades.html

--
Bill