Unable to pick a 7pin lock

[kisskott]

Hi this is my first thread i need some help with a 7 pin alfa lock...

i get the first 3 or 4 pins then i need to push the next pin verry high then somehow all the pins fall down....

my question is why do thay fall down??




i cant write so good english i'm from sweden

[stick]

If you have to push the next pin very high, then odds are that while you're pushing that pin up, one of the pins you've already set is being overset, forcing the pins that you've already set to become unset.

[Elijah]

Stick is right. In this type of situation, when you know that the next pin is set very high and it's in the back of the keyway, you should switch to a longer hook or a different type of pick in general. Like Stick said, you're being forced to lift your pick (which is probably cut too shallow) high to lift a pin in the middle of the keyway, and the handle of your pick is manipulating all of the pins before it. Being gentle and thoughtful while picking like this is also recommended =) It can keep you out of some trouble.

[stick]

There's three choices available to you that I can think of off the top of my head.

1.) Get a longer hook.

2.) Increase tension when you're picking that pin.

3.) Manipulate the position of the pick so it won't interfere with the already set pins.

[kisskott]

thx for all the good posts i'll try to do all those trix