Doberman SE-0102 Burglar Window Alarm. Silver/Black
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Manufacturer: Doberman SecurityModel: SE-0102
Color: black/silver
Product features:
- Alarm triggered after window vibration by an intruder
- Quality protection with style
- Slim design for sliding window compatibility
- Warning sticker to defer theft
- Loud 95 decibel alarm
Digital camera reviews of Doberman SE-0102 Burglar Window Alarm. Silver/Black
Digital camera Review: Not as good at the Doberman SE-0109
Summary: 3 Stars
This device is from the same Doberman security product line that the Doberman SE-0109 Entry Defense device is from. Unlike that one though, this device is meant only for windows.
First the positives, the alarm is much louder on this device, than on the SE-0109, which is nice. This one, unlike the SE-0109, really is the full 95 decibels it claims. This device also has a nifty red status LED, and a sticker on the back where you affix it to the window, telling the other side of the window that there are security devices protecting the dwelling -- standard security sticker really.
However, on the negative side, the device doesn't really work well enough for my expectations. It was a nice idea, but it just doesn't work very well. While the SE-0109 operates on the simple principle of two sensors, which when pulled apart trigger the alarm, the SE-0102 window unit operates on the principle of vibration to trigger the alarm.
That is a nice idea, but they obviously erred on the side of caution when setting the sensitivity for the vibration. To get the device to work, you stick it to the window, and then flip the switch to arm it. It blinks a red LED at you (very nice by the way, I wish the SE-0109 came with a status LED) 5 times, and then beeps once to let you know it is armed.
In theory then, any vibration to the window it is stuck on should set it off, right? Wrong. With the device armed and ready, I was able to open and close the window without it going off. With the device armed and ready, I was able to hold it in my hand, and waggle it, and it doesn't go off.
To get it to go off, you have to seriously jar it. You can do this by holding it in your hand and shaking it vigorously, or smacking the window pretty hard.
That is all well and good, but that also doesn't really strike me as a particularly effective window defense. Most burglars don't take a sledge hammer to the window, they tend to cut or crowbar, and if they were slow and careful enough, I don't think this device would go off.
I am going to have to order an additional SE-0109 to cover the window this device was supposed to protect, as it just doesn't work well enough for me to be satisfied that it is secured. It was a nice idea, but they made it too hard to set off. I am sure they were worried about too many false alarms -- but really -- if you only set it at night, and it was set to go off with a reasonable vibration, I am not sure I would be too upset about the occasional false alarm.
Good try Doberman, but go back to the drawing board on this one.
Summary of Doberman SE-0102 Burglar Window Alarm. Silver/Black
The Doberman Burglar Window Alarm is a sleekly designed unit enabling it to function with many sliding glass windows. This product protects the entry of potential burglars via its window vibration detection. When an intruder is attemption to break-in and the window vibrates more than normal or is broken, the vibration sensor triggers the alarm. Printed on the reverse side of this product is a red warning label that can be seen outside through the window.Safety & Security Tools
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