Hello there! In my office/ study I need some security, as its in a separate part of my house and its were I keep lots of important files money etc. I would like a door that opens just for me with out having to use a key or a passcode. I would love a finger print recognition system ... but its just a lock so I am looking for a cheaper solution. I was thinking maybe I could use a remote control to unlock the door? I am not too sure if its a good idea, are they hard to break into? I am new here so I don't know much about this that's why I joined. Thank you for your time Have a grate day! From Jones
If you can DIY the solution, it can be done cheaply - check out eBay for remote fob controls and solenoid-operated door locks. I reckon £50 will more than cover the materials. But if you have to get someone else to do the work, it'll cost you many £undreds, possibly more. One scary issue to consider - if the system breaks down, how will you open the door? I suspect only by smashing it. Also consider that happening with you on the inside. If the door also opens inwards, how will you smash it open? Where will you do your toilets whilst you wait for rescue...
I think that Kiab was advising that you should get a safe. Certainly if you keep money in there. As for the files,would anyone want them?
I was,or a cash rated filing cabinet ( I have one,it's has a cash rating of 1k & it's fireproof, got it in the workshop for my power tools) for as sometimes you might forget to lock the door,& depending on the intergity of the door can be forced. It's just another extra line of defence.
I think Jones is looking for something fun and cool as much as simply performing a security task. Hats off to him for that. But, it needs thinking through. Before almost certainly being dismissed... . Unless he's rich beyond his wildest dreams (Och, takes me back to when I was - ooh - 8 or 9. We had a loft trapdoor which led up to the loft space where I did all my experimenting. I used a windscreen wiper motor to lift the door - a very crude 'winding up a cord' job. Then there was the security box I made to keep my secret stuff in - which, sadly, was not worth keeping secret. But it had a solenoid which pulled a clasp on the inside, connected via as many push switches as I had - some were ptb and others ptm. So you had to hold down all the 'correct' buttons simultaneously in order to trip the latch, and any wrong button being pressed prevented it from working. Only snag - the buttons were on the top lid, so with fingers on both hands still pressing buttons, you then had to lift the lid upwards... ) Sigh - those were the days.
Reminds me of when I was a nipper, I found you could move the cladding in the under stair cupboard & their was a very large space to get in, one wall was made up from the back of the built in dresser,& I use to move the china cups along the shelf with a piece of wire, poor mother, use to be good fun.
Depends on what you purchase, normally fobs etc and solenoids would be 12vdc for an application such as you require, so a psu would be required.
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