Customer Reviews

Strobe Motion Alarm w/ Chime & Warning Decal Set

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This alarm is higher quality (but more expensive) than most other small battery-operated apartment/home burglary alarms, and can sense movement quite well. To me, it was a big plus that not only does it have a loud audible alarm when tripped, but also a small strobe-like pulsing light, as well as the ability to turn the unit on and off with the single (included) remote control (FYI: In fact, the remote is the only way the unit *can* be turned on or off). It also looks somewhat imposing, as if it were part of a "real", hard-core wired alarm system. The only slightly negative issue is that the remote control only works from a range of about five feet (the alarm's motion sensing capability, however, is far longer than that -- but this is not a problem because the alarm is delayed for about 12 seconds to allow you to get close enough to turn the unit off before the alarm/strobe activates). You may also want to purchase another remote (which Amazon also sells) if you have a spouse or a child.

I had this for about a month now.

The Good
Its nice and loud. My ears will ring all day if I set it off. Also it can stand of a table or you could mount it on a wall. It is very easy to arm and disarm. I have had it not go off wrongly once. Cheap but works good.

The Bad
There is no off button on the unit but that might be for protection. You know so a bad guy can not turn it off. It will turn itself off after a few minutes with nothing moving. They could have put a push button code on it though to protect it. The biggest problem with it is you have to get up close to arm and disarm it. However, you have plenty of time to do so before the alarm goes off.

All in all a good product. Main use would be to protect smaller rooms. You don't want this if you have pets or kids that walk around all hours of the night.

This is my first review so you know this product is great. I own my own business and park my 14 foot box truck in my driveway. I recently orderded this product and recieved it but it took me a couple of days to find the time to install it. Meanwhile someone broke in my truck and stole all my tools. So I decided to install my new motion sensor and it works great. It has about a 7 second delay to allow you to shut it off once it detects motion, and i have no use for the strobe light but for the money im sure this product will stop the next would be theives.

I bought this for my boat cabin. I wanted to guard my fishing gear inside. I used Velcro to mount it to the carpeted walls in the cabin. The light doubles as a small cabin light. It is REALLY loud! The strobe works great in the dark. I liked the Warning stickers provided too. Very startling to any thief. My ears are still ringing. I am going to recommend it to my boating/fishing club.

I just installed this as a kit. It will actually damage your ears, even outdoors. This is no toy.
Keep that black disarm button handy and point it right at the device, since it is infared and needs to pointed at the device to arm or disarm.

It works well, and offers a lot of protection relative to expensive monthly fee systems. Anyone getting in will want to get out fast, and your neighbors will definitely be calling the cops. I put the stickers in visible places so the cops, and the burglers, know what's up.

Be very careful, and only arm it when leaving the house. Keep the disarm button in a place you can access it easily. False alarms will be literally painful.

I installed this in my basement to give me some peace of mind when sleeping. So far, no false alarms and loud enough to scare the **** out of me when I forget to disarm. I'm thinking of putting another on the first floor. I highly recommend it.

i bought this item a couple of months ago, and one month later just stop working. I haven't been able to fix it yet. Send it back to the company will cost more than buying another new device. If you live in a tropical country, i'd recommend buying another alarm system. i suspect it was damaged by the hot or humedity.

I got my Strobe Motion Alarm yesterday and hooked it up in the garage today. It works like a charm (as long as you don't put that 9 Volt Battery in backward :-)

A flashlight-like blinking light goes off and it screams about like a smoke alarm sounding. That should be enough to get whoever it is who wants your bikes running and enough to alert you too.

Would I want this thing protecting my house? No. But it's perfect for our detached garage and well worth the price.

You know what this gadget would be good for too? Put one in the bottom of your gas outdoor grill. Somebody moves the grill and the unit will start screaming. I may have to buy another one.

This product would be nice if I didn't have to continuously
push the arm button for it to activate. I have no problem to
disarm the unit, but when I try to arm the unit, I would
have to push the arm button many times to activate the system.
In frustration, since it is so difficult to arm, sometimes I don't
even arm the unit unless I go out of town.

I replaced the item with a "GE SmartHome Wireless Motion Sensor Alarm with Programmable Keypad #51209" and it does the job.

After much research, this seemed like the perfect alarm/chime. Unfortunately, the strobe light and alarm do not work. The return policy is poor, so I am left with an expensive chime.