Electric Shock on Car?

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Grampa Han

Hi! My car was vandalized again last night by my neighbors. Although I don't have evidence but I know it's them. Just the same, they first made deep scratches on my car, then, a few weeks later, maybe kicked the plastic cover of my plate number causing it to crack big time, then just a couple of weeks ago, punched a concrete nail on the wheel, and last night, made two very deep and long scratches on my doors. Its irritating but we can't do anything as we don't have any garage in the place we're renting at. And relocating is definitely out of the question and the budget. Security alarm has already been installed but it doesn't help much. When I was a kid, I touched a jeep my uncle was repairing and got zapped a little.

Question, is there such a way to do this on my car wherein the "zapper" gets activated when I set my alarm on? If you could point me to a DIY site to do this or any suggestions to do this will be highly appreciated.
Thank you! I think installing that camera might work long term. Could you point me to a website that has it or, what do you call that kind of camera? Thanks!

Answer
You could rig up a transformer to go from120v ac to 12v dc and run wires out to your car. If properly connected, anyone that touches metal on your car gets zapped. The video camera option is better though. If the person(s) are caught, you can take them to court and force them to pay for the repairs.

Can you help me find the appropriate heater for this area?

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We will be doing some DIY projects in our garage this week. It will be anywhere from 20-40° outside. The house is all brick and fully drywalled but is not heated. It's a larger 3 car garage; our house plans say it's 750 sq ft. It is insulated just like the house and has 2 west facing windows, so it does stay several degrees warmer than the outside temperature w/o any heat.

I am not needing it to be toasty warm, though that would be nice, just wanting to knock off the chill, so that when we are using the tile wet saw, etc. our fingers don't get numb and we are not miserable.

I also definitely do NOT want anything I have to fill with kerosene and prefer not to have to buy propane cartridges for one. So I guess that leaves electric and oil filled sealed units? Also on a budget and would like it to be $75 or less. Obviously I want a safe unit as well, as we will have it on while working for several hours in another part of the house. No kids to worry about so it does not have to be a cool to the touch unit or anything. Also, I once knew someone that had one of those bullet/ tank shaped heaters that blew MAJOR air. Are those expensive?

Any help w/ a heater for this area would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Thanks to the first two answers. Where can I get a milk house heater? Is that what is shown on that Wal Mart link?

Answer
I answered a similar question last night so I copied and pasted it down below. You'll get the point:

Almost all electric heaters will turn off if you tip them over, but I'd still be nervous to leave one on. If you don't live in a very cold location like Minnesota, I think a heater like this will be good. I have used one for years, and I would be comfortable leaving the house with it on.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7768641

Read the reviews at the website.

It's called a utility heater or a milkhouse heater because they were originally used in barns. The wires don't get glowing really red like with some heaters. Because the heating coil and fan are inside of a tin box, it doesn't have to turn off if it is knocked over. It won't start a fire. That's why I like it. You could kick it around if you wanted. It's not noisy at all. Certain heaters will rattle loudly and irritate you although others are nice. It doesn't blow a great amount of hot heat so it wouldn't be super great if it was 0 degrees outside. You might want to buy two. It has a thermostat so it will cut on and cut off if you want (unless you turn it all the way up). Go for it; you won't regret it.

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