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Yet another DIY ANti-Theft approach

There already is a power relay to powerup the IDM, I just added another one is series and set it up as a latching relay, triggered by the OD switch. This way I won't forget to manually de-activate the anti-theft switch after shutting the truck off. It's always there, it always works and forces you to press the OD button.

 
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Intriguing

nice idea
 
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🤣🤣🤣 I just literally responded to that video (I’m sure shared on FB) that the Number # 1 rule of building an antitheft system is:

Rule # 1: Don’t blab it all over FB (or other media


 
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You're 100% correct but I keep the truck in a garage and have have a backup method for dealing with possible car theft.
This is more for on the road and new places.
 
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