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		SoftTalker on Oct 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Detroit man steals 800 gallons using Bluetooth to ... Agree, sounds like some kind of poorly-protected function has been discovered that's putting the pump into a "maintenance" or "test" mode where it will dispense fuel without a prepay having been completed.

wyldfire on Oct 3, 2023 [–]

> "Every time we push Pump Three stop, it wasn’t doing anything," he said. "We have to shut off the whole pumps - we have emergency stops."

Whew - sanity prevails! When I read the part about not stopping, I was a bit worried that the e-stop somehow was not a simple mechanical failsafe.

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