Word to the Wise — Replace Gun Safe Keypad Batteries
Got a gunsafe with an electronic keypad? Is the battery more than a year old? Then you should replace it right away. Don’t procrastinate!
Here’s an important reminder for readers who have digital keypad entry systems on their gun safes. If you have a safe with an electronic keypad, you should replace the battery every year as a precautionary measure.
Here’s a true story. I have one safe with a Sargent & Greenleaf (S&G) keypad. Last December, I went to get into the safe. Punched in the combination, but all I got was a rapid “beep, beep, beep, beep” after I finished the last combination entry. I tried again to ensure I entered the combination correctly (I did). But again, the locking system responded with multiple rapid beeps indicating something was wrong. And the safe would not open. Now I was worried….
I popped out the battery holder (which slides in from the bottom of the keypad housing on the door). I removed the battery and tested it with a volt-meter. The year-old Duracell 9v only registered 6.1 volts.
Low voltage was the problem. I went down to the store and got a couple new 9V batteries. I tested the new batteries and both measured 9.4 volts output. I slipped one of the new 9V batteries into the keypad housing, punched in the combination and everything worked OK again. Eureka.
Most electronic locks for safes WILL “remember” the combination for a period of time even when the battery is low (and the keypad’s “brain” should retain the combination when you remove the battery for replacement). However, a dead battery, or extended periods of low voltage can give you problems. Don’t rely on wishful thinking…
If the battery on your safe is more than a year old, or if it is not giving you the right voltage, replace it today!
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My Sargent & Greenleaf (S&G) keypad takes one (1) 9v battery. The version below takes two. Note how the battery compartment slides in from the bottom:  |
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Yet another reason why your much better off with a tumbler style safe.
I purchased a cannon gun safe at tracker supply on Black Friday, about a year and a half later the lock started beeping own its own so I changed the battery.
I ended up doing this about three times and then it wouldn’t open at all.
I called the manufacturer and they told me I would have to replace the lock, and the lock was under warranty. So they sent me a new lock, after receiving the new lock,I realized I can’t open it to replace it so I called them back.
Cannon told me that was my problem and I would have to call a lock smith to come and drill it to get it open.
I Called a local locksmith and they quoted me a price of $150.00 just to start, with no guarantee.
I gave $500.00 for the dad gum thing and as cheap made as they are I wasn’t gonna give another 150 to open it.
I called cannon back and they told me where exactly to drill it and what to do,I done what they said. Yep you guessed it it didn’t work so I took a 4 inch grinder with a speedy cut grinding wheel and cut a 4”x 6” hole in the door where the lock is located, about 30 minutes later I was in it.
Words of wisdom do not buy a safe with a electronic lock unless you have some other way of opening it.
need model numbers of s&g electronic locks like the one that says start thanks!!
My gun safe with a S&G lock gave me the 20 beep low battery error also.
I replaced the battery and it still gave me the error beeps.
I ordered a new lock and tried the new keypad on the safe but that didn’t fix it.
I tried the old keypad on the new lock and it worked just fine.
The lock inside the safe door is what is malfunctioning.
Now I have to either drill holes in the door of the safe to open it, or I have to cut into the safe with an angle grinder.
The safe manufacturer is no help.
S&G customer service has not been much help either.
The lock inside my safe seems to be a discontinued model. I wonder how many of them were defective.