[Noisebridge-discuss] The door situation is not working.

Mitch Altman maltman23 at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 8 20:44:23 UTC 2013


Nice idea, Eric!  Care to make it happen?

Thanks,
Mitch.


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> Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:23:00 -0700 
> From: ewr at majortek.com 
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net 
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The door situation is not working. 
> 
> I think it would be a great idea to have a special code/ring alarm for 
> handicapped folks (those that are coming up via elevator). Users would 
> know to make a path/check the elevator for availability. 
> 
> 
> On 08.04.2013 12:10, Naomi Most wrote: 
> Door code definitely works (as of 10am this morning). 
> 
> On Monday, April 8, 2013, Mitch Altman wrote: 
> I'll be at Noisebridge tomorrow (Monday) for Circuit Hacking Monday, 
> and I'll determine if punching in a door-code (or a phone app) can make 
> the lock buzz open (or not), and report back. 
> 
> Mitch. 
> > 
> > We need to figure out what part of the system is broken. 
> > 
> > Does the door still open when a valid code is typed into the keypad? 
> > 
> > Are you talking about the doorbell noise? There is a switch on the 
> > upstairs intercom which turns the doorbell noise on and off. I labeled 
> > it. 
> > 
> > But to be sure, the door opening solenoid has had problems in the past. 
> > 
> > -jake 
> > 
> > On Sun, 7 Apr 2013, Mitch Altman wrote: 
> > 
> > > I should have written about this last Monday (but, sorry -- I forgot). 
> > > The door buzz-in system is broken. It worked fine last Monday 
> > > afternoon, but stopped working by Monday evening. No one during that 
> > > time tampered with it, as far as I know. But after we determined that 
> > > it wasn't working, someone went down to the gate and opened up the 
> > > mechanism, and closed it up again, and that made it function again for a 
> > > few DOOR presses. But, then it stopped working again. 
> > > 
> > > Mitch. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ---------------------------------------- 
> > >> Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 02:39:10 -0700 
> > >> From: jake at spaz.org 
> > >> To: danny at spesh.com 
> > >> CC: i at s.ai; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net 
> > >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The door situation is not working. 
> > >> 
> > >> On Sat, 6 Apr 2013, Danny O'Brien wrote: 
> > >>> Yeah, I think that the DOOR button is actually broken or *something*, 
> > >>> and that's what's annoying people right now. 
> > >>> Jake you know the door system better than anyone at this point -- is 
> > >>> there something that could be (sporadically or not) preventing the DOOR 
> > >>> button from working? 
> > >> 
> > >> I am going to assume someone disabled it. They should have made an 
> > >> announcement or something on the list. I made announcements 
> several times 
> > >> that i was going to do it and was met with approval, but i never got 
> > >> around to it. I think it's a good idea and we should get used to it. 
> > >> 
> > >>> There seems to be a bunch of things like timers hanging off the door 
> > >>> system downstairs. Could they be causing problems? 
> > >> 
> > >> the stuff downstairs has nothing to do with the door button. There is a 
> > >> conventional 24-hour light timer for the lights that are supposed to 
> > >> illuminate people outside the gate at night (so we can see them on the 
> > >> camera) and a 12v power adaptor for the camera. There is also a 12v 
> > >> adaptor that goes nowhere, for the hard drive that used to be 
> there and is 
> > >> gone now. The DOOR button wiring and buzzer wiring is all put away like 
> > >> it was before Noisebridge arrived. 
> > >> 
> > >>> Is there anyway we can simplify what we already have without causing 
> > >>> problems to your future plans? 
> > >> 
> > >> This is not about my plans. Noisebridge is a collective activity and we 
> > >> should discuss things together. Anyone interested in working on 
> > >> infrastructure should communicate with other people who are 
> interested for 
> > >> maximum effect. I can try to answer any questions if they are asked of 
> > >> me. 
> > >> 
> > >>> Asked what? I know I'm probably being stupid, but after all these 
> months 
> > >> 
> > >> Here's where i initially suggested it: 
> > >> 
> https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-January/034216.html 
> > >> 
> > >> Here are some people who liked it: 
> > >> 
> https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-January/034217.html 
> > >> 
> https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-January/034221.html 
> > >> 
> > >> here's w 
> 
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