bench test electronic locks before installing them

i fuked up installing new electric locks then programming them. had to pull them all off again and reset them and do it all again.
next set bench program, test then install to make sure they are working properly first.

I’ve often wondered about electronic locks. You see them on cheap safes. I question the reliability. For example, what happens when the keypad goes pear-shaped and you can’t enter the combination? What happens when the battery goes flat? Do they unlock or forever stay locked?

I’ve also heard that with some, a good shake will unlock them. When the power is interrupted, the lock resets (ie. opens). If the battery spring is weak, shaking can break the circuit and the lock resets. With others, there’s an emergency open button that unlocks them, but the button is accessible under the front panel, after removing a few screws.

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Originally Posted by ErrolFlynn

I’ve often wondered about electronic locks. You see them on cheap safes. I question the reliability. For example, what happens when the keypad goes pear-shaped and you can’t enter the combination? What happens when the battery goes flat? Do they unlock or forever stay locked?

I’ve also heard that with some, a good shake will unlock them. When the power is interrupted, the lock resets (ie. opens). If the battery spring is weak, shaking can break the circuit and the lock resets. With others, there’s an emergency open button that unlocks them, but the button is accessible under the front panel, after removing a few screws.

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Cannot speak for all manufacturer / models but our safe with electronic lock has a key as the fallback. It stays locked if the battery fails.
Just have to remember "where did I put that key ? hope it wasn't in the safe :sad3:"

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Originally Posted by ErrolFlynn

I’ve often wondered about electronic locks. You see them on cheap safes. I question the reliability. For example, what happens when the keypad goes pear-shaped and you can’t enter the combination? What happens when the battery goes flat? Do they unlock or forever stay locked?

I’ve also heard that with some, a good shake will unlock them. When the power is interrupted, the lock resets (ie. opens). If the battery spring is weak, shaking can break the circuit and the lock resets. With others, there’s an emergency open button that unlocks them, but the button is accessible under the front panel, after removing a few screws.

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i bought a electronic finger print/combination door handle lock for our bed room. just to stop the kids running in and playing around in there.

it takes 3 AAA batteries, which i've recharged twice in the year or two of having it. It may have uploaded my finger print to china but works perfectly fine. Its no less secure then the $20 entrance set you can buy from bunnings also comes with a manual key back up but it starts to whinge at you if the batteries are getting low

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0B93LG...sin_title&th=1

Something to experiment with, if you have a magnet. https://www.facebook.com/reel/784704833925098