Shed / Garage Alarm

[RoadieRoger]

After my present Alarm expired I scrolled down the Shed Alarms on Amazon and found they were often the same with different names until I got halfway down page 3 , no not the Sun but Amazon . An interesting one caught my eye with the Title `Wireless Motion Dual Power PIR Garage/Shed/House Security `. This has a small Solar panel on the top which charges a capacitor to power the sensor and the 3 AA batteries only power the siren . The Alarm emits an ear splitting 130 dB and comes with a remote control . Both are nicely constructed and come with a 2 year guarantee .
Being of a certain age and not wishing to trouble Amazon , I emailed the Supplier at Lincoln called Procure Direct Ltd. directly and they supplied via a cheque payment .
I fixed the alarm below a transparent roofing sheet for the light to charge up the solar panel . It could be fitted near a window instead . The Instruction sheet calls it Model MH 201 and it cost £19.95 plus postage .
I have no connection with the Supplier and know that Motorcycle and Ebike Riders are keen to hold on to their purchases .

 

[Eaglerider]

Sage advice RoadieRoger.

Having been burgled last September for the first time in 35 years, I have become obsessed with security, and that item looks like a worthy addition to my growing anti-burglar arsenal.

There are a great deal more valuable items in my garage than in my house, and I've been experimenting with CCTV systems. I stupidly bought a dirt cheap one for £50, which is functional, but only just. I wonder if there are any knowledgeable chaps on here who could suggest a workable 2 camera system that actually works?

 

[Scimitar]

Eagle; I spent about the same amount of money buying used commercial CCTV cameras and housings. Some of them were hardly used and a couple were brand new relatively hi-def full colour thrown in because the seller didn't know what they were (they were a strip-out of a warehouse). All the cameras work fine, the housings are solid and robust and the only thing I need really is heaters for them.
Once they're up, they'll be very visible and I have enough cameras to hide a few where the scrotes won't expect them.
Only problem now is how to record all the inputs - need to either get a dedicated recorder (and used ones are now cheap) or press an old PC into service with a couple of capture cards. I have one capture card working already, but it's a total faff, so might just get a full-on dedicated box.
Oh, the total number of cameras for that fifty quid was... nine.

 

[johnc461165]

I have a dog he misses nothing.
Plus he loves a cuddle.

 

[iaing]

Fine looking dog!