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

[Nathan Jones]

Jay,
I am broadcasting from the Ozark mountains of MO. We have long been known as a prime pot growing mecca. Those guys were a relatively peacable and mellow lot. We are now the meth manufacturing capital of the US, as ranked by number of busts. These guys and their addicted customers are both violent and enterprising in their theivery.
My apologies for getting off topic on the list but as things unravel our products will become increasingly targeted. Something we all will be faced with sooner or later.
Nathan Jones

On Sun Mar 6th, 2011 11:49 AM CST jay peltz wrote:

>HI Nathan,
>
>I"ll have to try it myself, the cutting disks that is.  
>
>But in the end I guess its what insurance is for.
>On that note, has anyone had any requests or reduction in policy from an insurance company about anti theft hardware?
>
>jay
>
>peltz power
>On Mar 6, 2011, at 9:38 AM, Nathan Jones wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>> 
>>>> 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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