S&G electronic lock problems?

[Ramsker]

Most of the lock manufactures use the same lock body size (standard footprint) so that mounting them requires no drilling and tapping new holes in the safes lock hard plate.

You want the convenience of the electronic keypad but the reliability of a mechanical lock, have you looked at redundant locks. IMO it's the best way to go!

Oh and I forgot to mention earlier, most safe manufactures don't warranty the locks as they carry a separate warranty that's 12mo....some commercial locks go 24mo. Sure you can probably persuade a safe manufacture to send a new lock out but not after several years of owning it.

So . . . stupid question, but is the general idea behind the redundant lock that if the keypad fails, you can just use the dial as an option? What's a ballpark cost of swapping out a mechanical for one of those?

I have a Bighorn safe that I got from Costco and it's been great for what I need it for. No issues with the electronic lock ever, but it does sit in the back of my head as to how hosed I'd be if it ever died.

Edit: Not sure what I was thinking when I typed this, but the current lock is KEYPAD . . . not mechanical as I originally wrote.