Cherrypicker tilt alarm

[soonguy]

Hope you professionals will be able to advise on my question. Having had the catalyst stolen from our car this week, I am just wondering whether a cherrypicker tilt alarm would make a cheap DIY way of alerting if anyone jacks up the car again. Do any of them work on 12V, and are their adjustments and sensivity ok to give a warning if a car, parked on a relatively level drive, gets tilted?

 

Many thanks

[Mark Bolam]

A cheap movement sensor alarm would be a lot easier.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

In all fairness now the genuine manufacturer one has been stolen all aftermarket’s stamped E then the number is worth nothing maybe £20 scrap value so they won’t bother it you can tell aftermarket ones straight away just looking at them 

 

Jack

[doobin]

16 hours ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

In all fairness now the genuine manufacturer one has been stolen all aftermarket’s stamped E then the number is worth nothing maybe £20 scrap value so they won’t bother it you can tell aftermarket ones straight away just looking at them 

 

Jack

I thought they were stolen for their scrap platinum content? I know a new non genuine one isn’t cheap to buy. Can’t see the fact they are aftermarket making them not worth nicking for platinum. 

[GarethM]

It's a ceramic matrix with an absolutely tiny amount of platinum.

[doobin]

2 minutes ago, GarethM said:

It's a ceramic matrix with an absolutely tiny amount of platinum.

Still worth a decent whack per unit at the scrappy though. 

[GarethM]

Google says 3-7grams of platinum.

At £20, it's probably better to just go robbing at Tesco.

Edited November 17, 2022 by GarethM

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

4 hours ago, doobin said:

I thought they were stolen for their scrap platinum content? I know a new non genuine one isn’t cheap to buy. Can’t see the fact they are aftermarket making them not worth nicking for platinum. 

Genuine ones are the aftermarket ones are made of shite made more with wire wool and stuff for the the emissions where as the standard ( genuine) ones are the real McCoy so worth a few quid some can be worth up to £1500 - £1800 I bought and old Suzuki grand vitara 16v just for messing about off road gave £200 for it absolutely destroyed it cut the cats off got £350 then weighed the jeep in for £220 

 

Jack

[soonguy]

Thanks for input guys.