 Works great with the skylink system |
| Review Date: August 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Red, |
| It measures vibration and triggers the alarm if it detects any. Sensitivity is adjustable. Loud noises like a Thunderstorm will set it off. The battery is removed from the back of the unit. Not the way i would have put it for ease of replacement. |
So far, so good.
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| Review Date: April 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: P. Lowry, Virginia, USA |
We currently have the Skylink SC-100 system with the addition of 7 vibration sensors mounted on various windows. In operation for approx 1 month. While set to max sensitivity, banging on the window will trigger the alarm. Only issue so far - during the first thunderstorm of the season, a nearby lightning strike rattled the windows of our house, setting off the alarm. No other issues so far.
The concept of this sensor seems much more effective for window security than a contact switch as a burglar could break out the entire glass pane and not disrupt a switch. |
No problems
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| Review Date: November 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Rue, |
Sensitivity is adjustable via a dial on the side of the sensor.
With high sensitivity, these things will go off if you slam a door too close to them.
With low sensitivity, they will still go off if you bang hard on the window... which is
exactly what you want (someone breaking the window will definitely be hitting it harder
than that).
I bought 4 of them to try with my SC-1000 and they are great.
The sticky pads actually stick to windows. I thought they were going to be as bad as the
"temporary stickers" that come with the door sensors, but they are much better. We've had
80 deg F to 30 deg F here in Minnesota, and the stickies still work. Be nice to see if they
last through the really cold winter.
You don't have to use the stickies. You can just lean your sensor up against the window
and it works just as well... but that only works for certain kinds of sliding windows, or
windows you never open. |
Vibration Sensor
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| Review Date: November 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: L. English, Chicago, Illinois |
| It absolutely serves the purpose I purchased it for. The sensitivity level can be adjusted to extremly sensitive like a single knock or putting a key in the door (that sensitive). It is very good for the purposes for which it is intended to work with the Skylink alarm. I highly recommend it if you are in needed of monitoring a place which requires sensing vibration/movement. (Doors, Drawers, Glass, etc) |
Good sensor, poor design for battery replacement
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| Review Date: December 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: voodoo, USA |
I love the concept of this sensor. Although somewhat large (a bit larger than a pack of cigarettes), the sensor linked right up to my SC-001 panel and responds to vibrations as advertised. However, when I went to mount the unit on my window, I placed the double-sided tape on the back of the unit so the unit would be facing the correct way with the LED light that indicates both vibration and "low battery" facing outwards (towards the room). It was then I realized that to change the battery I would have to tear the sensor off the window, and then presumably clean the old tape off the window and unit before reinstalling both tape and unit.
Why the battery cover could not have been placed on the front of the unit I'm not sure, but it's a poor design. To get around this I thought maybe some velcro tape could be used instead, although I'd rather have the sensor stuck more firmly to the window than have the cushioned layer of velcro between glass and sensor.
Ah well, that's what $23 worth of Chinese goods will get ya, but again at least the sensor works as advertised. |
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