RFID Lock Electronic Cabinet Lock, Hidden DIY Lock with USB Cable for Wooden Cabinet Drawer Locker Cupboard (1 Pack)

Used it for homemade safe. Works great for the price. Feels cool every time we unlock our safe.

This is a cool little gadget that you can use to lock a small drawer or cabinet door. Just don't expect it to serve as a security device. While both pieces can be screwed into wood to hold them in place, a swift yank will rip them right out. It comes with multiple RFID keychain style tabs and credit card sized RFID cards as well. I was never able to get them to program more than one of the RFID cards at a time, so I had one that works and a stack that are useless. I would strongly recommend also buying a USB cable that's long enough to reach a plug or charging bank as a back up. When the batteries are close to dying the unit will alert with a tone and unlock itself. Once they are completely dead the until will remain locked and the only way to unlock it is to replace the batteries or plug in the USB cable to power. If its in a space that is not reachable from the outside, this is a major problem. This happened to me multiple times and the last time I had no choice but to pull the sliding cabinet door until the screws broke loose. The best application for these locks is hidden drawers or cabinets. They are very popular for DIY hidden valuables (guns, cash, jewelry, etc.) cabinets and drawers where the storage space remains hidden until the RFID tag is waved over the lock from the outside. The RFID tag only works through about 1/2 inch max of particle board or plywood. I doubt it would work beyond that 1/2 inch through any material or a hardwood at all. I eventually gave up on it because of the issue with it locking when the batteries died and not having a plug close enough to use the USB option.

The media could not be loaded. I really like the hidden nature of these locks. When we hosted our son’s friends from college over spring break we wanted to ensure the “good stuff” didn’t end up being chased with a white claw and needed to lock these swinging cabinets. We are overall happy with the final product except the left cabinet lock lags a bit. The locks won’t lock unless you wait until you hear the lock reset before closing the door again. As you can see from the video, the left one takes a little longer. Just enough to be annoying.DUAL MODEAlso the instructions were TERRIBLE. For those (like my husband) who are ready throw these things out the door because you cannot get more than 1 FOB/card to program at a time it’s likely because you thought the dual mode was for two locks to share the same cards. That’s not it. The dual mode allows one card (the manager) to open the lock by itself. For any other card, two cards (a service card and a guest card) must be swiped one after the other before it will open. Think of it like a bank vault. The owner of the bank can get in the vault by himself. (It’s his money.) Any other employee needs to be monitored. Usually you have the person who is “in charge” of accessing the money (the service card) BUT they need another person (doesn’t matter who) to be present for the vault to open (any guest card can be used) to ensure they are not stealing. Usually this mode is only used for commercial applications. If you set the lock in dual mode the first card you program will be the mgt card. The second, the service card. The third plus any other card will be set as a guest card.SINGLE MODEMost people will use single mode. For the single mode the first card will be the manager card (the 👑 master key). It can be used to give access to any other key. Once the manager card has been set, to add another card just swipe the manager card and then immediately any other card you want to program (you can do multiple cards in one go). Really simple.NO MIDDLE BAR IN CABINETWe don’t have a normal set up with a bar in the middle of the cabinets so we had to improvise a bit. The templates that can with the set didn’t fit out use case. So I just set the lock pin first, put a command strip on the lock, put the lock on the lock pin, shut the door, and used a key to unlock it. The command strip will give you a pretty good estimate of where you need to put the locking mechanism. Pretty quick setup that way. A good tip is to make sure the cords are facing the correct way. They do tend to get caught so you may want to tape them down while you install.As a note, we only needed to lock two of these cabinets but wanted the option for the others to appear to be locked. Given that we are dealing with teens and these can be cost prohibitive, we just bought these for the good stuff. For the other cabinets we just used the baby locks that use a maginet to open them. We will let the teens think that they are all locked with these nifty cards instead of the maginet on the fridge. 🤣

I originally saw this product on FB for $140, then it was on "sale" for 50% off. Amazon sells the exact same item for $15, so it was worth trying it. Works as advertised, it can be a little tricky to get it lined up since it is inside the drawer, but it will still work even if it is just a little off. I doubt it would hold up to extreme force, but it is perfect for keeping young children out of cabinets or drawers. It is easy to hide the fob nearby and even if someone fines the fob, it would not be obvious how to use it unless you know where the latch is located.

pretty neat