| The First Alert 2084DB (or is it the Honeywell | | | | The digital access lock allows you to enter any 2 to |
| 2084DB?) digital and fingerprint gun safe is one of | | | | 8 digital pass code, meaning you have tens of |
| the better small home safes on the market for your | | | | thousands of combinations. |
| small valuables, like jewelry, papers, firearms, or | | | | The fingerprint access of the safe allows you to |
| whatever. | | | | enter up to 9 fingerprints. This means you can put |
| Before telling you why this is so, a little about the | | | | multiple peoples' prints in or just enter your fingerprint |
| manufacturer/model confusion. This Honeywell | | | | in different positions, which sometimes speeds up the |
| 2084DB safe was originally made and sold through | | | | safe access - since your finger must be pressed |
| the Honeywell brand. Then the Honeywell safe | | | | basically the same way (position and force) every |
| division was purchased by Sisco and sometimes | | | | time you use it. |
| marketed as a Sisco-Honeywell safe. Now, more | | | | These electronics run off four AA batteries. |
| recently, this safe has become part of First Alert and | | | | Now this may get you thinking what if the batteries |
| is marketed under its name - the First Alert 2084DB. | | | | die or there is a malfunction with the keypad or the |
| Now what makes this gun safe so good? Well, many | | | | fingerprint pad? Well, in truth, there is a third way to |
| small safes are not fire proof. In other words, they | | | | gain access to your safe and this should only be used |
| cannot withstand a fire for sustained periods of time. | | | | as a last resort, and that is by using a special |
| If you want a fire proof safe you must specifically | | | | emergency override key. With this key, you |
| look for one that is fire proof. | | | | automatically bypass all the other mechanisms and |
| Well, this 2084DB fingerprint safe fits this need. It | | | | take you directly into the safe. |
| has an Underwriters Laboratories fire rating of being | | | | A few comments on the physical aspects of this |
| able to withstand a temperature of 1700 F for 1 hour | | | | fingerprint and fire proof safe. The outside |
| (inside temperature should not exceed 350 F). In | | | | dimensions are about 18" x 17" x 18" with the inside |
| most cases this should be quite sufficient to protect | | | | dimensions being about five inches less in each |
| your valuables since most home fires are brought | | | | direction. This means the walls are about two and a |
| under control in less than an hour, and two, it is most | | | | half inches thick. The walls include heavy steel and |
| unlikely that your gun safe will be located in the most | | | | fireproof insulation. Hinges and steel bolts are also |
| severe, hottest part of the fire for the whole time. | | | | heavy duty. Taking all these together your small |
| The other unique and great thing about this First | | | | fireproof and fingerprint safe will weigh a good bit |
| Alert safe is that it allows access through both an | | | | over 100 pounds. The safe also comes with one shelf |
| electronic lock or a fingerprint (or biometric) pad. | | | | which is adjustable to whatever height you desire. |
| Having these two options gives one a good bit of | | | | All in all this First Alert 2084DB fire proof and |
| freedom in using this safe. | | | | fingerprint gun safe is a good deal since it can do |
| Actually, this safe is designed such that in addition to | | | | much and comes under the well known and trusted |
| using the keypad or fingerprint pad a normal key | | | | First Alert brand. At the time of this writing (June |
| must also be used to open it. In essence, the key | | | | 2010), the price range on the Internet for these |
| can stay in its lock since the safe can't be opened | | | | safes is between the mid three hundred to low four |
| without entering a digital code or scanning your | | | | hundred dollars - and obviously does not include |
| fingerprint. | | | | shipping. |