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.

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 On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:47 PM, robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> wrote: Or better: research a lock system that allows you to open the door with the key without automatically locking it open! I'd be happy with one that *cannot* be locked open. If someone really needs to leave the door open, they'll just have to prop it open. Patrik

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. > > 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 &lt;patrikd(a)gmail.com&gt; > 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 > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Jake &lt;jake(a)spaz.org&gt; 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 &lt;jake(a)spaz.org&gt; 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: > > > 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" &lt;sf99er(a)gmail.com&gt; > 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 &lt;patrikd(a)gmail.com&gt; 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&gt; 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 > > > > > > > > > >

On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 1:57 PM, robb &lt;sf99er(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: What's a self-locking cylinder?

"storage room" mechanism. Can be bought at Reed Brothers Security. I checked in with them a week ago. On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer &lt;patrikd(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','patrikd@gmail.com');>> wrote:

On Tue, 5 Apr 2016, David Keenan wrote: I say that only because: - the current electronic lock system, while The current system actually works perfectly with the caveat that the battery we are using is literally garbage we grabbed for the purpose. Any decent 12v battery would run the system easily for 24 hours straight. I am quite impressed with how reliable the system has been, and I have even done things to make it more robust a while ago, so once we get a decent battery I don't think we have to worry about it any more. - Im not sure what the backup option is should the electronic lock fail I think you can open the front door with a flat piece of metal if you angle it right. Also, I think we are quickly headed toward replacing the lock cylinder with a new key, which cannot be left in the unlocked position. Also Jake, in the event that the battery for the electronic lock fails, it there is no way to do this, since the electric latch release requires electricity to activate, and defaults to the "locked" position. the obvious solution is to have a decent battery. Marc has asked for a link to such a battery and will purchase one as soon as I send the link, which will be shortly after I measure the container the battery needs to fit inside of, tonight. -jake