[olyjohn]

That's the problem with the whole concept. Anybody can build a shockingly simple kill switch for $5 and a 5 video on YouTube. What are they trying to bring to market exactly? Cars have been around for 100 years and there have been hundreds if not thousands of these things brought to production during that time. They're all junk, they all fail and flop.

And great if you thing that those voltage fluctuations are gonna be consistent. Eventually some switch will corrode and then the person's wiper switch won't fluctuate the voltage properly. Nobody will want to reset their clocks using this every time they get in the car. Your break-in alarm won't work with the battery disconnectred. Car manufacturers will be pissed that you're disconnecting the battery because they can't get your telemetry and the car can't update while you're not int it. And then when you have problems, this will be the first thing ripped out of the car by your mechanic. This whole concept is flawed, and anybody with basic car or electronics knowledge will stay away from this thing because they can do it themselves.

And here's the kicker... anybody who doesn't have basic knowledge won't be hooking this thing up to their battery. They are terrified of even touching the battery. Congratulations on your marketing BS, but it's clearly not thought out from a common sense perspective at all.

[dcow]

If you read TFA then you'd realize they've solved almost every issue you throw down. They allow enough current through to power electronics (like your break-in alarm) but not enough to turn the engine over.

The target market for this is not "anyone with basic car or electronics knowledge who can do it themselves"... it's, "people who want an extra level of defense against car thieves".