YES - It does get hot ( well mine does ! ) very warm ! - the metal casing runs at about 48-50 deg C and thats in free air 12v in and current =500ma or so -so only 6 watts - but one of the most powerful 6 watt heaters I've found Having second thoughts about mounting this in the enclosed environment of the internals of a door or door jamb
I want to use a fail secure lock, so the house stays secure in case of a power failure. But these locks need power to be unlocked, so you need a manual possibility to unlock if the lock is defect and does not unlock electrically. I wonder if the bolt can be pushed back manually after the lock has engaged. One could use a small modified surface mounted door bolt to push back the electric drop bolt and open the door from inside. Have you tried if the bolt can be pushed back manually after being engaged?
As the gentlemen stated in his demo, the electric deadbolt only remains bolted closed as long as there is a 12v current powering it. So if there is a power failure the deadbolt will open. You can just ad a second surface mount bolt lock as,a backup in case of a power outage.
If the bolt is retracted by a simple magnet it means one could approach your door with a bigger magnet and cheat the sensor? Doesn't look secure for me.
+Dr.R2 yes i think thats possible....but almost all modern doorlocks use a solenoid....if they could break into this they could break into those too.....but we'll have to try it out to find out....
Anyone carrying around a magnet powerful enough to overcome the solenoids magnet would stick out like a sore thumb, easier to cut the power, thats why you should get a manual backup.
