So I bought an RFID door lock and it doesn't seem to be working

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I always love the fcc teardowns there so useful!

Also I’m never not amazed by how most people react to implants and dangerous things (the company) really is a positive.

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So I had an idea of be a way to make it work but I wanted to run it by you guys first say I were to take the copper wiring out of the doorknob instead of making an internal coil making it external coil do you think I could possibly get enough current off of it by making it to where I almost touch the copper wiring with no casing

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That would definitely increase the odds if it is a coupling issue but no guarantees.

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Can you take a few photos for us, with the cover plate off, specifically where the antenna lies?

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This is first look after taking the back panel off of the door knob looks like there’s a secondary board under this top one just wanted to give you guys an update I’ll send another photo once I get this main

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Edit: I will also be in DTs discord if you would like to join

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Here’s a photo of the wiring

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Interesting it seems to only activate fully when jostled or moved

Also ignore the raging in the background my roommate’s learning how to play Rust

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That video is actually quite helpful.
Can you do me a favour and just leave it lying on there ( and or the Diagnostic card ) for about 10-15 secs without moving it?

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I did that and got nothing from the diagnostics card but very dim flashes from the field detector

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Where are you finding this? Links? That’s amazing.

My email address is just my name at dangerousthings.com… send an into? I’ll make sure they get samples.

I noticed the same behavior on a quicksafe hidden wall vent safe I have… probably a battery saver method that’s actually quite brilliant… if you know you have to smack the thing to wake it up. If not, you might think it’s a shitty inconsistent unit.

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You definitely have to smack it to get it to wake up from my testing yesterday that I didn’t include the video I tried setting it gently on to the coil and got nothing but the small almost invisible light flashes you could see in the video wonder if I could find somebody who could help me up the voltage without frying the board

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