Alarm lock

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.

Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.

https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5

It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.

It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.

I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.

What do you think?

Andy

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.
Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.
https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5
It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.
It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.
I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.
What do you think?
Andy

Adding an alarm to a bad lock does not magically make it a good and
secure lock.

"[505] Chinese "AlarmLock" Picked Without Triggering Siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kh5Guz6M

"[507] AlarmLock Revisited... With a Hammer!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb74kzFAIs

The "lock picking lawyer" is quite good at picking, bypassing, and
destructive entry.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:25:44 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.
Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.
https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5
It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.
It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.
I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.
What do you think?
Andy

Adding an alarm to a bad lock does not magically make it a good and
secure lock.

"[505] Chinese "AlarmLock" Picked Without Triggering Siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kh5Guz6M

"[507] AlarmLock Revisited... With a Hammer!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb74kzFAIs

The "lock picking lawyer" is quite good at picking, bypassing, and
destructive entry.

Duh. I just noticed another problem. The pot metal lock case does a
fairly good job of blocking the high frequency beeper sounds. So,
holes in the lock case are needed to make the beeper heard. All that
is necessary to silence the beeping is plug up the holes with putty or
wrap the holes with a towel. It could be beeping away merrily and
nobody would hear it while I pick the lock.


--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 11:25:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.
Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.
https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5
It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.
It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.
I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.
What do you think?
Andy

Adding an alarm to a bad lock does not magically make it a good and
secure lock.

"[505] Chinese "AlarmLock" Picked Without Triggering Siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kh5Guz6M

"[507] AlarmLock Revisited... With a Hammer!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb74kzFAIs

The "lock picking lawyer" is quite good at picking, bypassing, and
destructive entry.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

In case you did not notice, but it took minutes.

If you tamper or move the lock, it goes off at around 110 decibels.

1. I now know that someone is trying to steal my bike

2. I then decide if I club that person over the head before calling police

3. If I have my swiss army knife with me, I could engage the long blade and practice my knife throwing skills if he has realized his folly and flees the scene.

I think I can make 60 mph.

Try to think before posting.

Andy

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 11:25:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.
Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.
https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5
It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.
It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.
I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.
What do you think?
Andy

Adding an alarm to a bad lock does not magically make it a good and
secure lock.

"[505] Chinese "AlarmLock" Picked Without Triggering Siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kh5Guz6M

"[507] AlarmLock Revisited... With a Hammer!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb74kzFAIs

The "lock picking lawyer" is quite good at picking, bypassing, and
destructive entry.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

And in the 2nd video, he disengages the alarm feature by reversing the shackle.

The author gets low points in the I.Q. department.

I give him a 20.

Andy

On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 6:29:40 AM UTC-5, AK wrote:
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 11:25:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.
Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.
https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5
It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.
It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.
I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.
What do you think?
Andy

Adding an alarm to a bad lock does not magically make it a good and
secure lock.

"[505] Chinese "AlarmLock" Picked Without Triggering Siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kh5Guz6M

"[507] AlarmLock Revisited... With a Hammer!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb74kzFAIs

The "lock picking lawyer" is quite good at picking, bypassing, and
destructive entry.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

And in the 2nd video, he disengages the alarm feature by reversing the shackle.

The author gets low points in the I.Q. department.

I give him a 20.

Andy

So Jeff.

Do you want to know how I rate your I.Q.?

Andy

On 7/10/2019 11:05 PM, AK wrote:
Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.

Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.

https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5

It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.

It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.

I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.

What do you think?

Andy


Do you run outside every time you hear a car alarm? No one
else does either.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 5:05:38 AM UTC+1, AK wrote:
Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.

Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.

https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5

It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.

It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.

I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.

What do you think?

Andy

Better to save up your money for one of the Abus Granit-X D-lock types, which will succumb only to an angle grinder wielded for an unconscioable time. If you clip the Abus to the seat tube with the quick release clip that Abus also sells (maine came with it) you can use it like a 3-pound hammer to defend yourself against rogue SUVs that come too close.

All the same, I don't carry mine any more. Instead I have a steering lock, called an n'lock, all lower case, a Swiss engineering marvel which makes the bike unrideable by unlocking the handlebars from the steering tube, and is much more convenient than bending over the bike to fit a D-lock.

In between the two proven security devices above in convenience is the ring lock, which is immovably fixed to the frame in the rear triangle and curves around between the spokes when its lever is operated to stop the wheel turning.

You can look up the references for yourself. I'd lay off the snide remarks about Jeff Liebermann, if I were you. Jeff is a very helpful guy, and I can't remember when he was last proved wrong. Certainly, that Jeff thinks you have the wrong end of the stick inclines me to believe the chances are north of eighty per cent that you don't know what you're talking about.

Andre Jute
The First Rule of Component Club is...Don't argue with Jeff!

On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 8:10:33 AM UTC-5, Andre Jute wrote:
On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 5:05:38 AM UTC+1, AK wrote:
Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.

Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.

https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5

It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.

It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.

I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.

What do you think?

Andy

Better to save up your money for one of the Abus Granit-X D-lock types, which will succumb only to an angle grinder wielded for an unconscioable time. If you clip the Abus to the seat tube with the quick release clip that Abus also sells (maine came with it) you can use it like a 3-pound hammer to defend yourself against rogue SUVs that come too close.

All the same, I don't carry mine any more. Instead I have a steering lock, called an n'lock, all lower case, a Swiss engineering marvel which makes the bike unrideable by unlocking the handlebars from the steering tube, and is much more convenient than bending over the bike to fit a D-lock.

In between the two proven security devices above in convenience is the ring lock, which is immovably fixed to the frame in the rear triangle and curves around between the spokes when its lever is operated to stop the wheel turning.

You can look up the references for yourself. I'd lay off the snide remarks about Jeff Liebermann, if I were you. Jeff is a very helpful guy, and I can't remember when he was last proved wrong. Certainly, that Jeff thinks you have the wrong end of the stick inclines me to believe the chances are north of eighty per cent that you don't know what you're talking about.

Andre Jute
The First Rule of Component Club is...Don't argue with Jeff!

You are entitled to your opinion.

But I feel opinions are like belly buttons. Everyone has one.

Andy

On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 6:29:40 AM UTC-5, AK wrote:
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 11:25:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:05:35 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

Bought this today at a "mom and pop" hardware store. At $13, I thought the price was quite reasonable.
Searches for it lead me to believe the company is no longer in business though.
https://imgur.com/a/mHSoIA5
It has an alarm built in that detects movement a certain number of times and then sounds a 110 decimal alarm. Resets itself etc.
It uses 9 LR44 batteries which last around 2 years.
I think it is closer to 90 - 100 decibels.
What do you think?
Andy

Adding an alarm to a bad lock does not magically make it a good and
secure lock.

"[505] Chinese "AlarmLock" Picked Without Triggering Siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9kh5Guz6M

"[507] AlarmLock Revisited... With a Hammer!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzb74kzFAIs

The "lock picking lawyer" is quite good at picking, bypassing, and
destructive entry.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

I apologize for much of what I said.

You were trying to help with limited knowledge of the actual lock.

You have given me ideas on how to improve the lock.

Like positioning it so it is much harder to break open using a hammer.

Andy