[RE-wrenches] Spot welding PV's to rails for theft prevention: bad idea?

[Nathan Jones]

Jay,
You are so right but the tool of choice these days for the sophisticated thief is the cordless angle grinder and a stack of cutting discs from Harbor Freight. There has been a flurry of this tools use here of late. Deadbolts, padlocks, racks, even safes are dispatched in short order. There is simply no way to stop a determined thief. We can only make it difficult enough that the end no longer justifies the means but if they want it bad enough, it is just a matter of time.
Nathan Jones
Power Source Solar

On Sun Mar 6th, 2011 9:45 AM CST jay peltz wrote:

>HI guys,
>
>Hate to tell you but someone with a 24v cordless sawzall can have a rack chopped up in minutes, regardless of the mounting hardware.
>
>jay
>
>peltz power
>On Mar 5, 2011, at 7:59 AM, Bob-O Schultze wrote:
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>> The sad truth is that if a determined, competent thief wants your stuff, it's likely gone. Fortunately, MOST thieves are neither.
>> I use 1/4" stainless steel pop rivets in a situation like this. It takes a grinder to remove them and steal the PV. With a little luck someone will see the sparks from the grinding.
>> Bob-O
>> 
>> 
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