Okanagan resident creates device to prevent catalytic converter thefts
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"The device is in test mode for three minutes after the ignition has been turned off. Any movement at all on the exhaust system, the alarm will sound for two minutes."
After seeing how many people have been affected by catalytic converter thefts, and just how bad the problem has become, an Okanagan man got to work, creating a device that should prevent that very crime.
He’s called it the Converter Defender.
Lake Country resident Rod Newlove is hoping that his new device will help lower the number of catalytic converter thefts. The idea is to arm the vehicle with another alarm that detects any touch or vibration when the ignition is turned off.
“The device is in test mode for the first three minutes after the ignition has been turned off. The one chirp indicates the alarm is active and after three minutes it will be fully active,” said Newlove.
“Any movement at all on the exhaust system, the alarm will sound for two minutes.”
If you’re trying to steal a catalytic converter armed with one of these devices, you’ll be met with a loud noise right away. After the alarm ends, it will not sound unless it detects motion again.
According to Kelowna RCMP, catalytic converters are currently a hot commodity among thieves and are hard to track once stolen.
“It’s increasing all across B.C. and Canada. There’s a metal in the catalytic converter that apparently is very valuable and they’re stealing it because it’s an easy thing to steal. Once they steal it, we don’t know where it’s going,” said Const. Mike Della-Paolera with the Kelowna RCMP.
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