Aug 19, 2016 | access automation, centurion systems, earthing, gate motors, grounding, lightning protection, surge protection
We often get asked the question: how important is it to earth one’s gate motor (or other access control device), and what will happen if it’s not properly earthed? In this article, we’ll attempt to answer both of these interrelated queries in as simple terms as...
Jun 28, 2016 | acces control, access automation, alarm panels, alarm systems, alarms, centurion systems, gate motors, office security, security, workplace security
Unless you hit it big by penning a series of novels about boy wizards or sparkly vampires, chances are you spend the greatest part of your day in an office of some sort. And, since the focus of our newsletter has predominantly been on domestic security, we reckoned...
Jun 23, 2016 | access automation, access control, centurion systems, gate motor, gate motors, sales, security, security sales
While the rising crime rate means that proper access control is now a necessity rather than the luxury it was in decades past, security equipment is still not exactly something that leaps off the shelves like, say, the latest iPhone. For most, it’s still very much a...
Apr 14, 2016 | centurion gate motors, centurion systems, d10 turbo, d10 turbo gate motor, hijacking, hijacking safety, security
The SAPS has issued a warning regarding a new modus operandi employed by a car hijacking syndicate operating in the Muldersdrift area, close to the Beyers Naude offramp. It starts off innocently enough. Operating under the guise of being a Good Samaritan and feigning...
Aug 27, 2013 | access automation, centurion gate motors, centurion systems, electric gate, gate motor, gate motors, sliding gate, sliding gate motor
Unless you possess the power of teleportation (in which case we’d like offer our thanks for reading our modest newsletter, oh visitor from another world), chances are that you gain access to your property by means of a point of entry enclosed by walls, or “gate” as we...
Jul 30, 2013 | access control, centurion systems, gsm, gsm device, gsm module, gswitch, gswitch22, mygsm
We have officially declared August GSM month! Why? Because we can, and because we want to share with you some of the cool things that you can do with a GSM module, that you probably never even thought was possible! We’re generous like that. Just in case...
