Siren Alarm Padlock

• High security design made of durable steel
• 96 - 98 db alarm that sounds when tampered
• Two settings - active alarm and inactive alarm
• Suitable for all weather conditions
• Powered by 6 lithium batteries
• 3 High-security cut keys

Essential Info

Keep your bike, garage door, garden shed, side gate, tool box or locker, or anything you desire secure with this Heavy Duty Siren Alarm Padlock. This lock comes equipped with two settings, armed and unarmed, so you can be alerted by a 96 - 98 db alarm when the lock is tampered with. Basically, double the protection. The Heavy Duty Siren Alarm Padlock has a body made of extra strong cast steel as well as a high-grade steel shackle.

The lock is extremely durable and 100% secure, leaving no doubt that this is the best lock for multiple applications.

What's Included Siren Alarm Padlock High-grade Steel Shackle 3 High Security Cut Keys

More Info

The Heavy Duty Alarm Siren Padlock couldn't be easier to operate. You can choose between armed and unarmed with a simple twist of the wrist. Once you decide how you want to use the lock (armed or unarmed), simply look at the shackle and place it properly in the Siren Alarm Padlock. The shackle has a notch on both ends. When you insert the shackle into the padlock, you'll hear a single beep; this means the lock is armed. If you want to use the lock without the alarm, simply turn the shackle around and there will not be a beep. High Security Design This lock is very well designed. It has a solid steel shackle that latches into the metal padlock for maximum security. You'll be amazed with how durable this lock really is! Two-Tone Alarm This Heavy Duty Siren Alarm Padlock comes with a 96-98 decibel alarm that sounds in two tones. When tampered with, the alarm will sound for 10 seconds and then re-enter arm mode, so if the lock is tampered with again, the alarm will sound for another 10 seconds, and so on. It sounds just like a siren. Keep in mind that the lock can also be used without the alarm (siren) armed. The alarm is located at the bottom of the lock.

Specifications
Manufacturer:	Roberta’s Inc.
Manufacturer Product No.:	SAP - 01
Dimensions:	4” H x 3 ¾” W x 1 ¼” D
Weight:	15 oz.
Power:	6 Lithium batteries no.A76/LR44
Exposure:	All weather
Warranty:	1 year, limited

$19.99

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Unlocking Antique Furniture Locks

Antique furniture locks come in all shapes sizes and styles. Often people lose their keys when the pieces are locked. As a locksmith, I have been called upon numerous times to open and make keys to these antique furniture pieces.

Many antique furniture pieces including curio cabinets, use really old hardware made from brass and iron. Many of the locks are small and can be rusting.

The most efficient and easiest method for opening a locked drawer or door, is to impression a new key to the lock. The impression system of key fitting is the one skill that is unique to locksmithing.
Impressioning is used daily by few locksmith technicians these days and the art and talent is diminishing.

Impressioning enables the use of a keyblank, some hand files and some practised techniques to produce working keys to locks without the need to dismantle the piece of furniture. Largely, there is also rarely any damage to the woodwork, which is a good thing, because this maintains the value of the piece.

How does one impression an antique cupboard lock?

1. Select Key blank
2. Cut down flag to enter keyway.
3. Blacken the flag (with carbon or a match)
4. Insert key into keyway and turn as far as it will go.
5. Turn and wiggle key numerous times.
6. remove key from keyway
7. Examine keyblank for "impressions"
8. File minimally, where the impressions occur on the keyblank

This method need to be continued until such a time that the key operates the lock smoothly. It is a talent that few tradesmen technicians still use today. It definitely requires practise, but it save the needs to dismantle a perfectly good lock.

Forcable Entry Training

Recently came across this fascinating video about how easily firefighters break down entrances.

Conventional thinking, with regard to security products and locking systems, rarely actually take into account the strength of the door or jamb. Sometimes, it may not matter how expensive a lock you install on your entry, a determined burglar with the right tools will cause such destructive entry all too easily.

This is a prime reason why people, concerned about security or the protection of their assets, should consider products like the Strikemaster II.

It is designed to strengthen the jamb against this type of attack. It would be grossly irresponsible to claim total protection from this attack, with the product, although it is one of very few products of it's type to offer some sort of defense.

Samsung Digital Door Locks

Samsung have recently released a new electronic digital door lock with a very slim user interface, which looks more like a cell phone at first sight, with a thickness of only 21.5 mm! The EZon Home Network System SHS-1110 has a touchscreen and is made of aluminum alloy and tempered glass.
The SHS-1110 comes in two colors, black and silver, and it measures 2.70 inches (W) x 6.89 inches (H) x 0.84 inches (D). The price tag is about US$ 180.

Technical specifications will be released soon, but it is supposed to work with virtually all existing mortise locks for commercial use in the United States.

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New Surveillance camera Technology

March 31, 2008 Researchers at the University of Alabama (UAH) have developed a wide-angle camera that will assist security forces by enabling them to monitor large areas through high-resolution images taken from a satellite or an airborne craft. The proposed one giga-pixel camera was created after UAH researcher, David Pollock, discovered that if you point a large number of lenses toward a common point, and then make a small correction on each of the lenses, you have a camera with capabilities that far surpass existing technologies.

Current technologies used to capture high resolution images taken from satellites or aircraft suffer from a very small field-of-view. The new camera designed by Pollock and his team, allows the user to view the entire scene and to also zoom in closely on a certain area with very high resolution at real time. Flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet, a developmental version of the camera can see a 21-kilometer diameter area with a resolution of 0.3 meters. As a comparison, most Google Earth imagery is 1 meter.

The ability to view sections of the scene in high resolution has advantages for security forces. Images from existing cameras have to be tiled like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle before a full picture can be seen, a serious disadvantage for defense surveillance as vehicles can end up appearing more than once if they move from one image to the next between exposures. These types of errors frequently exist in online mapping tools, such as Google Earth or Microsoft’s Virtual Earth, according to Pollock. To rectify this problem, the new camera has an array of light sensitive chips - each one recording small parts of a larger image - at the focal plane of a large multiple-lens system. The system has the structure of a common kitchen utensil, a colander. The camera would have one giga-pixel resolution, and be able to record images at five frames per second. Ultimately the camera can cover nearly a hemispherical field-of-view with uniform image quality and sensitivity.

Pollock says the camera could have far-reaching implications for the military, crime prevention and enforcement as well as traffic analysis and emergency response support. The giga-pixel camera will fit in a one-meter cube, could be flown on any type of vehicle – airplanes, helicopters, blimps or unmanned aerial vehicles.

UAH has filed the patent for the large-format giga-pixel camera (which it shares on a 50-50 basis with Sony Corp).

Antique Furniture Locks

Many people love to shop for antique furniture. Many antique furniture pieces have old "antique" locks and keys. Very few companies repair or refurbish these old locks and keys. Locks210.com recently decided to bring back the art of the craftsman side of locksmithing, by repairing and refurbishing antique locks.

We are in the process of acquiring additional specialist tools and parts as well as procuring new "antique" style locks.

We are steadily adding to our collection of antique style keys and keyblanks. We are awaiting delivery of stock of fancy brass and ornamental designed keys.

For antique furniture lock repairs, refurbishment or to have keys made, contact us for a no obligation assessment.

Data Dot Systems

Data Dot systems are a product designed to tag your property items for identification, in the event they get stolen.

Nano technology is used in the creation of this brilliant product, designed to help police and law enforcement with identifying stolen property.

How it works: Apply the Data Dots to your items of value. Register in advance with the online database to record your details. In the event, your property is stolen, upon recovery, law enforcement can easily identify your property.

Entrance Sets

Some recent enquiries lead me to write this post. I am noticing more and more customers are starting to take notice of the hardware on their doors. Specifically, that their hardware, as it exists now, appears to be of poor quality.

As the Mid-West's premier dealer of the Bilock product, it is worth knowing that Bilock, dramatically improves the bump resistance, pick resistance and quality of the key mechanism in many leading brands of hardware.

Bilock does not make any of it's own entrance sets. We provide superior quality cylinders to dramatically improve the quality of most existing leading brands of hardware.

There are many brands of hardware that Bilock will work in and you can economically and effectively key alike and master key across multiple hardware brands using Bilock Extreme Security cylinders. So, you can have the greatest looking keys, the most secure lock cylinders and your choice of hardware. What more could you want?

Recent changes in the value of the $US have lead to price increases in many and varying brands of hardware and Bilock is no exception although, it is still by far the most competitively priced product in $ for $ value of all the competing brands in the same market (of which there are many choices). Yet it is the only brand that absolutely guarantees against duplication of keys.

Bilock branded products are specifically limited to very few OEM products because the market has demanded that manufacturers match to existing hardware so as to reduce costs, wherever possible.

Locks210.com are proud Bilock Extreme Security Dealers and are pleased to offer our 25 years experience in this product line to North America.

For an obligation free assessment and recommendation as to how Bilock can help you, contact us today on (314) 266-1533 or by email at sales@locks210.com.