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Old 08-01-2002, 10:00 AM
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will window tint cause any problem to glass sensor? do they have conflict?
Old 08-01-2002, 10:43 AM
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no....the tint might hold the glass together, but the sound of cracking glass with still be detected.
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Old 08-01-2002, 01:34 PM
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Originally posted by WiLL
no....the tint might hold the glass together, but the sound of cracking glass with still be detected.


agreed.
Old 08-01-2002, 01:52 PM
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Well, don't glass sensors detect vibration instead of sound anyway? I'm not sure, but for some reason I thought they did.
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no^

they detect high freqs.
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so if it is sound then couldn't a speaker possibly emit that sound too, if something went wrong, just curious
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why would the alarm be on, while the speakers are playing?

im not sure, but breaking glass probably has a unique freq. :dunno:
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if your speakers are on your alarm isn't.

the window glass sensor is just a microphone.
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Originally posted by WiLL
why would the alarm be on, while the speakers are playing?

im not sure, but breaking glass probably has a unique freq. :dunno:
actually that mic will detect low frequency "thuds" on the glass too.
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so it should be safe to tint my windows then, correct?


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