Oxford disk lock - faulty or wrong use?

foggy rider · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 11 Oct 2015 Karma :

Got an Oxford monster disk lock and followed instructions but it keeps going off even when nothing moves the lock or even the bike..... Does the lock need to be fully upright or something? I've read the instructions several times and can't work out why it's going off intermittently. It was ok last night (thank god!) but going on/off all day. I'm worried about using it at work tomorrow for the first time, as I park at the hospital so it will really get on people's nerves if it's going off all day.......

Help!! Any advice?
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wednesday · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 19 Oct 2015 Karma :

have you got a cover on the bike? Could it be knocking the lock as the wind blows on it?

Beehive Bedlam · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Karma :

Anything made by Oxford bar a few items is shit. Throw it in the bin and fit one of these and use it in conjunction with a big fuck off almax chain.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Can you take the batteries out?
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foggy rider · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 11 Oct 2015 Karma :

bugeye_bob · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Karma :

you could just have a faulty unit, can you test it off the bike inside to see if it is faulty.

monkeybiker · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2014 Karma :

Did you just buy it? If so send it back and get a replacement.

I used to have one but kept dropping it cos I'm clumsy and eventually broke it but it lasted a few years without trouble. Sounds like you have a faulty one.

chickenstrip · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Dec 2013 Karma :

Sometimes the batteries have sat in the pack on the shelf for quite a while before they get put to use, and can go flat, which can cause intermittent faults like this. So could be it just needs new batteries. But as has been noted, it is an Oxford Product after all...bit hit and miss as to whether you get one that's any good in the first place.
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foggy rider · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 11 Oct 2015 Karma :

Thanks for all the replies. I will try it out tomorrow and see how it goes as it's been ok this evening...... If problems again, will change batteries, and if still no good will return it. Bloody annoying but would rather have an alarm as nothing to chain it to at work in the bike park Neutral

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recman · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Karma :

Is the front disc on your bike large enough in diameter for you to be able to fit the lock on the bottom of the disc with its body resting on the rim of your wheel so the lock isn't hanging from the disc?
Sounds weird but there may be a problem with the locking mechanism itself and the pressure of the lock being 'pulled' by hanging as it were, may be setting the alarm off.
I'm not entirely sure if the actual alarm triggering unit is indeed linked to this mechanism so it's a bit of a long shot but it might work.
I'd also just make sure the shackle part of the lock is fully pushed into the case of the lock to eliminate any pressure on the internal mechanism.

This all may be complete bollocks but you've nothing to lose. Wink

P.addy · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Could just buy a 30 quid ncs alarm and buy a length of lifting chain. Oxford products suck dick.

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Mudshark · Nearly there... Joined: 19 May 2014 Karma :

I have an Oxford Boss, Alarm disk lock.

when I got it it made no sound, had batteries out a few times, just couldn't get it to alarm. Was packing it back up a day or two later to take back to J&S when I dropped it. beeeeep!!
yup, been working fine ever since.

I do realise it's for visual deterrent only.
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talkToTheHat · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Karma :

Alarms scare children, cats and delivery persons when activated. They also tell you when your bike has blown over in the wind, and when the postman has ripped your indicator off an hour before your mot.

Beeeeep bip bip
Me "please don't touch my bike"
Supermarket delivery goon "I'm not"
Beeeep
Me "the evidence suggests otherwise, don't touch the bike"
Beeep
Supermarket goon "what the fuck is that noise"
Me "that's the nugde alarm on the bike, it goes off when you touch it"
Supermarket goon "but.."
beeep
me "three strikes, you're out"

this was the point where the offending hand was removed from my mirror. This took a lot of explaining.

Alarms are only useful when you can hear them and they cannot be defeated with a rudimentary knowledge of electronics. They are also only useful if people understand that the sound is an alarm. Knowing what is reasonable force and what isn't also helps.
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