We had our system "repaired" a couple of years ago because it did not seem
to be working well at all. The alarm would not go off at times and would
go off when students would go through for no apparent reason. Sometimes we
did determine there was a sensor code from some store or other on a book in
a backpack, but not always. In any case, it was most annoying. The
repairman came out and disassembled the whole thing and said it was dusty
and that was all. He did say that I needed to be sure to keep all metal at
least 6 feet away from the gates. We still get false positives and a few
lost books, but as others have said, it isn't worth having 3M come out and
tell you your unit is dusty. Don't waste your money!
Katy Lemon
Librarian
klemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Presentation High School
2281 Plummer Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
408-264-1664 ex. 2433
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Judy Scudder <jbscudder@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am guessing that the cost of missing books as determined by your annual
inventory does not come near to the cost and aggravation of the security
system when you do the math. So do an analysis before investing in the new
$ystem, and please let us all know what you find out, thanks.
Judy
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Daniel Appel <csbappel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Does anyone use a security gate in their library? We have a 3M gate that
has broken down twice over the past year and a half. 3M charges $350 for
the service call and $250 an hour labor, not including parts. I'm
wondering if it's really worth maintaining or just biting the bullet and
purchasing a new one. I know security gates run high, so I'm thinking it's
not really cost effective. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks,
Danny Appel
Head Librarian
Archibishop Riordan High School
175 Phelan Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
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