by Kevin63 » 21 Feb 2005 15:31
Ok i took Direct action and contacted the company who i bought the products off here is thir reply:
'Hello again Kevin,
The ERA lock is very simple to dismantle but if you haven't done it before you might find that you find it tricky. This is the basic procedure:
You will need:
1 Plug follower
1 pair of fine tweezers
1 pair of circlip pliers
Procedure:
Take the lock of the board.
Remove the circlip from the back of the lock. (It looks like a C-shaped piece of metal) with the circlip pliers.
Carefully insert a key into the lock all the way.
Now turn the key about 30 degrees clockwise.
Insert your plug follower in the back of the lock, making sure you keey it pressed close to the lock plug at all times.
Gently push the plug out of its shell, making sure the bottom pins don't fall out.
Lay the bottom pins out in the order they are in the lock.
Then carefully slide out the plug follower. - Careful, the top pins will fly out when you do this - don't loose them.
Lay them out in the order they are in the lock.
To reload the lock, reverse to procedure.
You can't really do this job without the proper tools, so I suggest you obtain them from our site when you can. I hope this is of some help.'
Ive delted the repliers name just incase he doesnt want it posted everywhere!
But my problem is the equipment hes talking about is pretty expensive, is there anyhting else i can use? I'ce tried using tweezers to remove the C piece of metal but they just bend.
Any help i would much appreciate it!
