sjordan2 Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Every time the trash hauler comes through the parking lot to empty the dumpster, the alarm in a Ford Explorer pickup parked in the area goes off, and stops when the trash truck leaves. Can anyone explain this?
MikeMc Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Shaker or trembler switch..senses the vibrations....normally won't shut off when vibration stops...it could be wired to though. We used to set off car alarms with our straight pipes on the hogs....2nd gear almost always worked...
jw78z28 Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 My 78 Z28 sets them off all the time going through parking lots. I love it
sjordan2 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Posted July 25, 2011 My 78 Z28 sets them off all the time going through parking lots. I love it Maybe you need to see Midas
jw78z28 Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Maybe you need to see Midas LOL. It's got a 468 big block in it. Midas junk would just choke it. love my flowmasters.
jas1957 Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 The motion sensor is probably to sensitive, some used to be adjustable. Don't know if that's still the case. Years ago didn't like a certain co- worker, I would go out to the lot, bump against his car & set the alarm off. Can't do that today, too many cameras everywhere.
Scale-Master Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Actually it is not just the loudness to the ear of the exhaust. My Camaro is corked up tight and not very loud decibel wise, but it has a good amount of cam and that low frequency rumble does set off alarms.
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 The past couple of nights we've had thunderstorms, and someone's car alarm went off a couple of times right after a real good thunderclap. The one time, it even shook my house... I felt it!
samdiego Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) Yeah, trash trucks set off three year olds, too. Edited July 26, 2011 by samdiego
SuperStockAndy Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Yeah, trash trucks set off three year olds, too. A little off topic..but once a trash dude asked if he could use our toilet O_o
RancheroSteve Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 After the Northridge earthquake of '94, the eery silence (all the power was out and it was 4:30am) was broken only by the sound of all the car alarms going off.
SuperStockAndy Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 A little off topic????? I'm not even sure if this is Model car related - Unless...... Skip - you going to build a diorama of this scenario? The topic itself isn't car related.
sjordan2 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) The topic itself isn't car related. Uh, seems to me that asking car guys about a car-related question would be on topic in the general part of this forum. What if I suggested that modelers put alarms in their builds to keep judges and spectators from picking them up? The most important question is, did the trash guy set off any alarms when he used the toilet? (Okay, we're on topic.) Edited July 27, 2011 by sjordan2
sjordan2 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) I have actually done that before & it doesn't discourage anyone from picking them up at all. In fact, the results from the unexpected 110Db shriek from the car were devastating to the model itself - rendering it a one & done situation. I just thought the question was so far off topic for the Model Cars board & the answer was pretty obvious. I think I knew as soon as I said it that a model car alarm could have disastrous consequences Anyway, I've never seen car alarms go off that way, though I've seen it happen spontaneously with no apparent cause, and I was wondering if it had anything to do with all the electronics on board the garbage truck (radio, video cameras, etc). And yeah, I think it's more relevant to interests on this forum than several pages debating military history since the Civil War. Edited July 27, 2011 by sjordan2
Joe Handley Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 My 78 Z28 sets them off all the time going through parking lots. I love it My turbocharged '85 Lebaron would do that after I put a Dynomax Ultraflow (straight through glasspack) on it, sometimes just pulling into a spot next to or starting it next to a car with an alarm would set it off and a friend of mine who is almost 100% deaf could "feel" the car's exhaust in his eardrums Kinda wonder if my Jeep will do both of those now that it's got a Magnaflow on it too.......guess a few tests are in order
Tony T Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Garbage trucks tend to set off my two Jack Russell Terriers... Can't reset them by remote either!
Joe Handley Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Garbage trucks tend to set off my two Jack Russell Terriers... Can't reset them by remote either! :lol: :lol:
Chuck Most Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 What if I suggested that modelers put alarms in their builds to keep judges and spectators from picking them up? I prefer not gluing the chassis and interior in my models, so when they pick it up- CRASH!- everything falls out the bottom. After a while, you get the reputation as "The guy who doesn't glue his models together" and nobody even thinks of picking up your models.
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