ETEKJOY RFID Electronic Cabinet Lock Hidden DIY for Wooden Cabinet Locker Drawer Cupboard (Black)

I bought this to keep my girlfriend's dang kids away from my beloved oreos. Now as I'm struggling to contain my evil stepdad excitement for the moment when they discover the pantry no longer opens freely, I've decided to focus my thoughts on the device that made this dream come true.With the materials used in this device there's no doubt that a sufficiently firm yank on the cabinet door would destroy this lock, but the lock in my opinion is far more useful for the psychological hopelessness induced by being restricted by an unknown force, rather than the actual magnitude of physical restriction. Could my 9 year old stepdaughter liberate my oreos through a show of brute force? I absolutely believe so, but she doesn't know that and that is key.Installation was a little tricky. I could see where anyone who doesn't generally work with their hands might get frustrated. If you take your time and measure things out carefully you shouldn't have any problem getting things to line up. Keep in mind that the screws are driven about a centimeter deep into your cabinetry, be careful not to poke through your cabinet doors. I had to leave one of the screws out of the latching mechanism for this reason.As far as the function of the lock; I'm pretty impressed. So far it has unlocked on the first try every time for me. I do worry about the manufacturer's low power failsafe though. I understand that the lock should unlatch before the batteries die, but should and will are two different things. To give myself peace of mind, my solution was to solder a couple loose wires to the motor pins on the control board. I routed them through a hole that I drilled in the side of the housing and tucked them away with some less than permanent adhesive strips. This way in the event of any sort of malfunction, I can retrieve these leads with a paperclip or something and supply power to the motor directly by connecting these wires to an external power source.All in all, I'm pretty happy with this lock given what I paid for it.

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The media could not be loaded. Our son just started crawling and opening anything and everything he can. I paired this RFID lock with a manual "bolt" lock for the other cabinet door (other lock I used: https://amzn.to/2KmKhfj ) and is now MUCH more secure. Figure this will be great when he's a teenager too lol.I know the description says that it should automatically pop open when the batteries start to run low. Hope that works whenever that time comes (will come back to update if it fails to do so). It would be cool if they had a secondary/emergency option to open if it fails to open when the batteries die like a usb port to use a battery pack or something.

Very neat lock for cabinets and keeping things tucked away. Also it was very simple to setup with the given instructions. I'd say with the available strength, the cabinet wood probably be knocked over first by force before this little lock.. or the wood would give way. There is a little availability of leeway in making measurements, but do it right the first time and you won't make too many holes in the wood causing weak spots haha. If only the wood was thicker I would have put longer screws for sure. But they hold up well with at least ⅜" to ½" to stick into. My only part I didn't like was the tiny screws that go into the latch piece. Way too small, so I searched for some that were at least the same size in diameter as the lock screws just shorter. I recommend this little lock for all those project ideas of locking something up in drawers and doors. Definitely will buy more. Thanks for keeping a stock ready to sell here.

I am using this RFID lock to secure my kitchen cabinet with medication in it, the door is about 7/8" thick. I have experience working with RF and electronics design and manufacture.The lock was a bit difficult to align and took several attempts to position such that it closed naturally and latched every time. A template from the vendor or suggested offsets from edges would have made installation much easier. Setting up the individual RFID tags was a breeze following the video in the listing.I have had the lock in use twice daily for about 3 weeks now and it has not failed to open, however it does require some persistence. At most, I believe it has taken 10 or 15 passes with the RFID tag to open. From what I am able to tell, it seems like the unit fails to wake up.Due to the nature of my use, and possibly to anyone locking any cabinet with critical items or that you can't force open, it is worth considering adding a plan B method to open the cabinet. For me, I modified the latching mechanism to include a hidden emergency release. I did this by notching the section marked in red on the photo and soldering a small loop of wire to the trigger mechanism where it is marked in blue. This allows a small hook to release the trigger on the event the RFID failed to work or the batteries died (this does supposedly open upon low battery). I had good results with this however this modification was finicky and took some adjustments to get right. Do this at your own risk.

The media could not be loaded. I needed this lock to make an American flag concealment case for my stepfather for his birthday. It is absolutely awesome. I started making them to sale and just ordered another one. I Will be ordering them on a regular now. Thank you

I use this product on a metal filing cabinet and changed out the door for a wooden ones. It works perfectly. It was a bit tricky to install it but I think that was because the type of cabinet I was using however, the function is perfect.