Gun cabinet door contact

[Brian246]

Hi,

Could do with some advice on using a door contact on a Gun cabinet, I sceptically tried a normal magnetic door contact to see if it would work but it thinks it’s always alarming no matter whether the door is closed or open. Does any one have any suggestions or recommendations on how to get it working properly.

If it is relevant it’s on a texecom panel.

Thanks in advance

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Could use a mechanical switch.

 

[Brian246]

It’s mounted side on rather than pressing onto it so not sure that would work for me.

Thanks anyway though

 

[Pete999]

Hi,

Could do with some advice on using a door contact on a Gun cabinet, I sceptically tried a normal magnetic door contact to see if it would work but it thinks it’s always alarming no matter whether the door is closed or open. Does any one have any suggestions or recommendations on how to get it working properly.

If it is relevant it’s on a texecom panel.

Thanks in advance

PM camerabloke he will help I'm sure

 

[Deleted member 26818]

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[MJPD29]

If it' alarming when the door is closed is it close enough to keep the contacts closed? Test it with your meter and see if the contacts get continuity when it' closed in case they are just not closing because they aren't close enough

 

[telectrix]

and if it's a steel door, the magnet might be draining. answer is to fit a heavier duty contact/magnet, maybe space the magnet away from the steel with some wood.

 

[Devonchris]

it would be better to build a cupboard around the cabinet or place it in an existing one. And alarm that. Nothing fancy and no need to be locked. That way the alarm will be triggered before the attack on the real cabinet begins. And not when the door has been opened and your guns have gone.

 

[gnuuser]

I have a gun vault (locked up when i'm not at home) but i installed a micro-switch just inside the door and sets off an alarm when the door is opened without disarming the alarm system.

 

[gnuuser]

this is the model i have
Deluxe - 33 Standard - http://www.browning.com/products/gun-safes-and-pistol-vaults/pro-series/deluxe-pro-series-safes/deluxe-33.html

 

[Spoon]

I quite don't understand what you want....
Why don't you put a PIR covering the gun cabinet. The the alarm will go off before they even get to it.

 

[camerabloke]

OP private messaged me and no reply after advice given

 

[Spoon]

OP private messaged me and no reply after advice given

Is the OP after a stand along alarm just for the gun cabinet or just wants to know when anyone has opened their gun cabinet?

 

[camerabloke]

He’s got an alarm already but he has the wrong contact on it. Needs heavy duty

 

[Spoon]

He’s got an alarm already but he has the wrong contact on it. Needs heavy duty

ok.

 

[gnuuser]

the alarm is to tell me to bring the gas mask because the tear gas has just been released.

 

[Squid]

Cord attached to trigger gun pointing at door.