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Auto "tow" sensor idea needed

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From: Krell Kraver
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:37
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I need help designing a "tow" sensor to add on to my existing car
alarm.
 
The car currently has a shock sensor, but towing the car would not
necessarily set it off... it reacts mostly to higher frequencies,
like the car body getting hit.
 
I can't use an ordinary tilt sensor either, since if I park on a
hill, it won't work!
 
Anybody have any bright ideas?  I was thinking of something that
would kind of react to a change in tilt.  Maybe something that would 
automatically level out when I parked on a hill, but would trigger
at the faster lifting of the vehicle by a tow truck.
 
Or maybe there's a better way of detecting a towing attempt?
 
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