5 Apr
2016
5 Apr
'16
1:57 p.m.
so all we need is a decent 12v deep cycle battery & a "self locking"
cylinder.
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
no the system is entirely independant of the network
and routers and hubs!
it died after two hours because the battery we're using is old garbage :)
a decent 12v rechargable battery would easily power it for 24 hours.
-jake
On Mon, 4 Apr 2016, robb wrote:
i think some part of the door network fails when the power goes out. all
> it takes is someone accidentally unplugging one of the many plugs within
> the ganglion of wire against
> the north wall.
> i think we should re-key it - the swiper system is just too vulnerable to
> rely on completely.
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> as to the latch, it has taken several re-adjustments but is now latching
> completely.
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
> During the power outage a week or two ago, Maureen apparently
> wasn't able to get into the front door with the card reader.
> Luckily, she managed to get someone to let her in, because she
> was bringing dry ice to rescue our freezers...
> Patrik
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> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
> Of course the front door system has a battery which is maintained
> automatically and the door can function without AC power for many hours. I
> don't know how
> many hours because it's never come up.
>
> and if AC power to the box fails for some reason and the rest of
> the building is still powered, we get notifications in IRC Chat so we know
> to check on the
> door system and restore charging before the battery starts going
> down.
>
> -jake
>
> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
>
> Will there still be any kind of backup if (when) the power
> goes out again?
> Patrik
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
> if nobody objects, i'll disable the key mechanism
> Tuesday night and see about adjusting the closure so the auto-close
> function latches the
> door.
>
> If anyone does object to disabling the key, i ask that
> they go ahead and re-key the lock and distribute the new key appropriately
> so this
> doesn't happen again.
>
> -jake
>
> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
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> For what is worth, I've also noticed the door
> being unlocked a number of times the past week or two. I do check every
> time I enter
> and exit the Omni, and relock with my
> key any time I find it
> unlocked.
>
> In addition, the closer on the front door doesn't
> always seem to close the door completely, leaving it locked but ajar.
>
> Patrik
>
> On Apr 4, 2016 1:45 PM, "robb"
<sf99er(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
> @jake wth the key, unlocked
> @patrik thx, i should have checked the discuss
> list 1st
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Patrik
> D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> See the thread on omni-discuss about this.
>
> TL;DR: The cops had gotten a call from a
> concerned parent that her son might be trying to hurt himself. Alan R. let
> them into the
> building; they checked that nothing was
> wrong, and
> left again.
>
> Patrik
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 12:27 PM, robb <
> sf99er(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> a guest of a member has informed several
> ppl that the bastards came in & looked around w/flashlights on the 1st
> floor @5am
> today.
>
> i think i left around midnight & noticed that,
> for the 2nd time that night, the front door was unlocked. i locked it &
> left & came
> back around noon to hear the report.
>
> just passing is along
> ~r
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