Security Hardware

* More security - less keys! . .

Advantages: Just the one key.
Disadvantages: Not really.

This type of "Keyed alike" padlock is very useful, especially where you need two or three locks, having just the one key makes life that bit easier. Just remember that the inside of the padlock is steel, so it requires oil now and then - The size of keys may be important to you, these are a lot smaller than those provided with conventional locks, also they are very cheap nowadays - They do provide a visible deterrent, especially if they are a good ...
...of three of these on the in-laws shed, these particular locks were made by Legge, although there are hundreds of different manufacturers.The shed looks like Fort Knox, it looks very secure indeed, although in reality, all the locks are fixed to the same piece of flimsy wood. Being practical, it is an easy job to undo all three locks, without fiddling around for three different keys. Disadvantages - they can be forced, but not quietly - they are ...

smudgeybabes 17.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Keyed Alike Padlock

Meduim size padlock

Advantages: Brass body,5 Year guarantee,double locking.
Disadvantages: none

...it is worthwhile buying quality, yale products normally fall into this category. I needed a padlock for a hasp and staple on a garden side gate. The P110 is a meduim size padlock 40mm with two keys and a 5 year guarantee. Features include solid brass body,hardened steel shackle and double locking. Rating of the padlock is standard for strength and wet for corrision rating. It is recommended that you lubricate with teflon based product now and again ...

aceporty 11.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Yale P110 Padlock

TSA Approved - Travel to the US securely

Advantages: Customs can check bags without any damage
Disadvantages: None

This Combination padlock is the official TSA (Transportation Security Administration) Lock for travelling to the United States, and is a recent addition to our travel accessories. From the outside it looks just like any old combination lock, but when you look underneath you can see a small socket which presumably is the place where the customs officials can open the padlock. That socket is the reason this lock is different to other combination locks, ...
...the airports. This saves them having to cut into your case, or break off the padlock if they wish to examine the contents of your case. Initially I thought ‘well, that doesn’t make it very safe’ but if customs decide they want to examine your bags, they will do so whether it causes irrevocable damage or not (I’ve seen suitcases on carousels which have been cut open by customs, and resealed with customs packing tape), so it’s better to allow them ...

Fiver29 28.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Design GO TSA Approved Combination Lock

"Forty Fousand Fag-Ends" - End Game

Advantages: Easy to fit. No mains wiring
Disadvantages: Poor manual, not dreadfully bright.

Townies live in a world of light pollution. Not only do we have a street lamp directly opposite our bedroom window (oh, so that's what curtains are for!) but the man opposite insists on flooding his (illegally) paved-over front garden with 500 watts of halogen light every time a cat walks past - yes, I know it's there to light his way to the door when home drives home in the dark, but why don't people adjust the sensitivity of these 'PIR*' ...
...a degree of regret that I decided to do something similar to light the hard-standing at the top end of our drive right next to my house. For months, well possibly years, I've been finding a never ending number of cigarette butts all around my car. At first I thought that birds must be rejecting them as nesting material and chucking them from the dizzy heights of my gutters, but after probably watching one too many CSI episodes, I realised that not ...

BNibbles 06.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Maplin 30 LED High Power Solar Security Light

Small unprtected safe

Advantages: compact, lcd screen
Disadvantages: easy to break in

I bought one of these safes about two years ago, after being told they were one of the best for home security. I didn't put alot in their, apart from abit of money and my passport and drivers license etc. When I was going through my tax returns one day, i saw i was £60 out of pocket. I checked twice to see if i was wrong, but I wasn't. I had both of the keys, and no-one knew the code as I changed it as soon as i got it and then forgot, so how could ...
...to the wall or the floor, I soon saw my problem. I came in one day, to find my own 14 year old brother breaking into the safe via the holes to bolt it into the walls. He was using a thin metal to touch the code reset switch, and changed the code, so he would know the code to break into it. So if a 14 year old boy whos 2 years into secondary school can break into this, it just shows that these safes aren't very secure. Its a good safe, BUT NEEDS TO ...

chrisbogg255 11.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Micromark Digital Safe