October 30, 2021 – If the battery in your safe’s electronic locks is low,
If it is older than one year, or if you are not getting any benefit from it.
Replace it today with the right voltage! It’s almost November, folks! Winter is coming soon! Many of our readers will be storing their guns in a safe this time of year. It’s easy just to put the guns away and forget all about them. There’s something you need to do before you close the safe door. As a precaution, it is a good idea to replace the battery in safes with electronic keypads every year. Trust us, it’s not a good idea to return in a few months to find that your keypad memory has gone bad and you are locked out. This can lead to frustration and costly locksmith visits. I have one safe that has a Sargent & Greenleaf keypad. In December of 2011, I tried to get into the safe. After I had entered the correct combination, I received a quick “beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep, I had completed the previous combination. I tried again to make sure I had entered the correct combination. The locking system kept responding with multiple rapid beeps, indicating that something was wrong. The safe wouldn’t open. Now …. I was concerned. I removed the battery holder, which slides in from the bottom on the keypad housing. I took out the battery and tested it using a volt-meter. The Duracell 9-volt battery, which was 12 months old, registered only 6.1 volts. Low voltage was the problem. I went to the store to buy a couple of new 9V batteries. Both batteries produced 9.4 volts when I tested them. I put one of the 9V batteries in the keypad housing and punched in the combination. Everything worked again. Eureka! Eureka. A dead battery or prolonged periods of low voltage could cause problems. Don’t trust your gut… Similar Posts: Tags : Battery, Digital Keylock Gunsafe, Keypad Replace Batteries, Safe & Greenleaf Vault, Voltage
