Re: 55 newbie Questions

Posted by HH56 On 2017/10/30 22:57:16

Interesting but I wonder if that method would work on a Packard lock because there are no pins to get kicked up to stay clear of the cylinder -- just 5 spring loaded tabs that stick out one side of the cylinder. Maybe the rapid motion of the thing would kick the tabs clear and they would stay raised but don't know.

The Basco locks have the key go thru the middle of the tabs where the centers are of varying height. The different key protrusions and notches raise tabs against their springs lifting them the required amount so ends are level with the cylinder and no longer block rotation.. If the key lifts a tab too far the rotation is blocked by that tab extending out the second side and if not raised far enough rotation is still blocked on the first side.

If you know of a video showing the picking of that type lock it might benefit more than one of us.