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If the hinge is pressed into the core, then it seems possible that it could be pressed back out to open the whole thing.

I don't own any tools that would easily let me press out a hinge pin (except perhaps a hammer and punch, which would make a lot of racket and could easily damage the plug itself.) I do, however, own a bolt cutter. I think that someone with a machinist's mentality would probably shy away from stealing the plug because, well, machinists are in demand, afaik. We're probably trying to protect our cables from being stolen by 1] vandals and 2] recycling opportunists, right? 8^D
 
The hinge: it is a 1/4" pin welded to one of the exterior plates. On the next one, I plan to weld it to both exterior plates. The ends of the pin and the holes in the plates have a chamfer, creating a lot of volume for the welds.
Once the welds are ground down and painted, the pin is invisible.

Malcom,
Your idea is intriguing. I am also concerned about hitting the paint with a hard steel part. I was planning to use some kind of rubber sleeve on the bottom part of the lock, but your approach would solve this problem quite elegantly.

I guess I'm heading back to the drawing board (well CAD software, really)...
 
Still think the slide switch lock would work.

http://wegmuller.org/v-web/gallery/MC120TearDown/IMAG0215
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http://wegmuller.org/v-web/gallery/MC120TearDown/IMAG0221

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Just my 2c worth... This is what I've been using. I think it looks cool. Obviously, won't stop anyone unplugging anything, but when you're charging from a 14-50 in an RV park, there are three places where even a child could break the current flow.

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