this is how I locked my tap

[paedbo]

The 69696 code was the guest code. True a security camera would work too as a deterrent. But then I have to check it constantly. Maybe use both

The 12v is external. It runs through the co2 opening and the connections are made inside the kegerator

Also I was paranoid about tap being bumped and leaking a whole keg out. With the valve at least I know that can never happen.

 

[thekraken]

 

[billybryson54]

Pretty interesting. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to come up with one of these systems. lol

 

[Yellowirenut]

After seeing this I started to look around the interwebs.
I found this, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LQ7SGXO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I think this would fit my application better in sharing with the neighbors or guest.

 

[Venari]

I look forward to the parts list. But - just out of curiosity, who are you protecting you beer from? Do you live in a half-way house with people coming and going all day and night? Are there vikings nearby?

This would be great up here in my town! Lol

 

[Hello]

That is a serious lock. I can see the need for the install for sure now that you mention where your tap is. I suppose I count myself fortunate that I won't have that issue, ever.

 

[paedbo]

Yellow im digging that rfid keypad. Maybe when I go multitap ill use that!

 

[nutty_gnome]

I still use picnic taps inside the fridge. I see that amazon carries some electromagnetic door locks that I could tie to a pad to unlock or lock the fridge. I have youngsters. And in a year or 2 I will need to secure access somehow. The lock linked below doesn't mess with flow control, only access through the door.

Check out this one here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GYLIJ8E/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I think this would be great on the kitchen fridge to keep the kids from mucking about after dining hours!

 

[passedpawn]

I've got 4 taps and 3 college-aged kids. As far as I know (!), they have never touched it. None of them are at home now, but they've had ample opportunity and it was just never an issue.

Everybody's situation is different though, I know that. In my house, putting a lock on the cabinet that contains the chips would be a better idea Those late night snack raids are going to be the end of me.

 

[splyn]

I still use picnic taps inside the fridge. I see that amazon carries some electromagnetic door locks that I could tie to a pad to unlock or lock the fridge. I have youngsters. And in a year or 2 I will need to secure access somehow. The lock linked below doesn't mess with flow control, only access through the door.

Check out this one here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GYLIJ8E/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I think this would be great on the kitchen fridge to keep the kids from mucking about after dining hours!

Looks like it needs power to lock. id just unplug it and help myself.

 

[iijakii]

Well I have no kids to worry about, but that's just too cool. I'm going to have to install an RFID keypad on something now.

 

[iijakii]

You know what else would be badass? Wonder if you could use these on multiple kegs with a manifold going to the single tap. Enter a passcode to pour a different beer! Probably need something more sophisticated with different relays. But the idear is there.

 

[nutty_gnome]

They recommend using a 12 volt battery backup. So, you could unplug the fridge, but then you'd have to wait for maybe a motorcycle battery to drain. You'd be enjoying warm beer in that case.

 

[BigFloppy]

I'd be tempted to change that keypad for a bill validator that only takes $20 bills

 

[nutty_gnome]

I'd be tempted to change that keypad for a bill validator that only takes $20 bills

Now THERE'S an idea!

 

[day_trippr]

If I had the need, facial recognition would be a feature I'd add to my RPi2-based keezer controller/tap list manager (BrewPi and RaspberryPints) to control the solenoid valves.

And I'm pretty sure someone's already done it (Kegbot mutant, maybe?)

Cheers!

 

[paedbo]

how about this one? Its got keypad, rfid and thumbprint to make everyone happy.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Mini-Realand-M-F100-Fingerprint-Access-Control-System-Door-Access-Control/281583231982?_trksid=p5411.c100167.m2940&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140131123730%26meid%3D28959c8dcbf040c1bdeea0f1b8fc0714%26pid%3D100167%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D281492721644

 

[Venari]

how about this one? Its got keypad, rfid and thumbprint to make everyone happy.

Where's the face rec?

 

[Gameface]

OP, I have an idea similar to yours. I have a 14yo son and as far as I know he's never gotten into the beer but I worry about leaving it unprotected when his friends stay over.

The keypad actually seems simpler than what I was going to do, but I think I'm going to follow my plan anyway for the fun of it. I plan to have four or five 16mm momentary switches like this one.

There would be three steps for the combo and for each step you could press any combination of one switch to all five at the same time.

I'm going to program it through an arduino.

 

[paedbo]

I dont do arduino. I can program pic controllers though. The keypad was real easy to wire. I may change it out for a fingerprint/keypad device.

 

[Gameface]

I dont do arduino. I can program pic controllers though. The keypad was real easy to wire. I may change it out for a fingerprint/keypad device.

I don't really do arduino either. I'll be learning as I go.

I was in the Navy and on our coffin lockers we had a small lock box with a mechanical 5 button combo lock that worked the way I want my control to work, except mine will be electronic. It's really fast and because you can use between one and five buttons for each of the three steps in the combo there are a lot of combinations but they are super fast and easy to put in.

 

[paedbo]

I ordered a time attendance machine off ebay. One of the cheap a6 models. Its probably crap but I want to see if I can get it to work with the kegerator and keep a list of who accesses it.

 

[paedbo]

https://youtu.be/Cy_lK6MpMPI


Theres a cheap fingerprint model I got off ebay. Its a little finicky with finger placement but once you know what it wants it works pretty well

 

[balikian]

This is an old thread, but there's a way to technically hack this. I figure any enterprising teenager could find it on the internet. Using an infrared lens for your phone's camera, you can take a picture of the keypad right after entering the code and get a heat signature off of the keys that were just pressed. That gets you ball park. I haven't read through the entire thread, so I'm not sure if 3 fails locks out the system or not. I had read about this related to POS machines at grocery stores.

Did you ever adjust it in case you wanted to pour a growler?

 

[Gameface]

This is an old thread, but there's a way to technically hack this. I figure any enterprising teenager could find it on the internet. Using an infrared lens for your phone's camera, you can take a picture of the keypad right after entering the code and get a heat signature off of the keys that were just pressed. That gets you ball park. I haven't read through the entire thread, so I'm not sure if 3 fails locks out the system or not. I had read about this related to POS machines at grocery stores.

Did you ever adjust it in case you wanted to pour a growler?

What I have in mind would be a 5 button system in which you could press, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 buttons at a time for each of the three steps to complete the combination.

So... I could press buttons 1, 3, 5 for step one, button 1 for step two and button 5 for step three.

Or, 1, 3, 5 for one, 1 and 5 for two, and 3 for step three.

Or, 3 for step one, 1, 3, 5, for step two, and 1 and 5 for step three.

or, so on and so on.

Heat signature doesn't matter.

Besides, for a determined adversary, the code doesn't matter. There are easier ways to overcome such a system.

Just like the lock on your front door, this keeps honest people honest. Nothing more.

 

[BikerMatt]

Dood. Ebay car RFID keyless entry remote systems cost like 15-25eur per set. No keypads, no face recs no nothing visible. Just a key fob you got on your keys, if it's not within a certain distance from the receiver (usually something like 5 to 10 meters) no beer. Got a similar setup on my motorbike, no ignition lock what so ever, just walk to the bike, the blinkers flash to signal you've been recognized, pull in the clutch for powerup and off you go. Loooooooving it.