help with brinks round lock

[twiggymm777]

hi everyone. first post

i was wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas that might help me with picking my brinks lock. or any tips on how to describe things better cuz im not so great at the moment. lol. anyway i just bought it the other day at big lots for $5. haha. its a brinks lock. shaped like a circle and seems to have a magnet at the side of the shakle to hold it locked. it doesnt have any numbers or anything. i will try to post a pic later. please and thank you.


twiggymm777

[unlisted]

Search is your friend.

You may also want to try using a really REALLY strong magnet somewhere near the lock, but again, (search for the answer) and your results may vary.


Lets see some photos!

[twiggymm777]

i found a picture of the lock on google. it looks exactly like that. I have only been picking for about 5 or 6 months. Although now i can usually figure most locks out within 5-10 minutes or so. I am also taking penn fosters locksmithing course to get a locksmith certificate. Anyway i am still having alot of trouble with this lock. does anyone have any advice for this Brinks 3020-053-3T Trailer Coupler Lock, Discus. it would be much appreciated. thanks

[unlisted]

Host some of your personal lock photos, and you will get lots of replies.

Don't host them, and most people will tell you to search. We want to see that its your lock, and not locked to something.

[twiggymm777]

I finally got around to getting a picture of that lock. my lock that is. I've got it a couple times now. once with manual picks. and a couple times with the deal extreme pickgun. anyone have any tips or tricks getting this kind a little easier?



the keyhole is upside down on this by the way. (the springs are on the bottom pushing the pins toward the shackle)

[thelockpickkid]

So you have a brinks diskuss, they are a good lock and sometimes are a little tricky to pick, there are no magnets inside this lock, they don't have any spring to help push the shackle out like a regular padlock and this gives them a little bit different feel, I have actually seen people pick these open and they kept picking because they werent putting enough tension to turn the plug, on a padlock you sorta have a little help with turning the plug because of spring in the shackle. I have trouble picking some of these and others pop open like a normal lock. They have spool pins, and I have heard different stories on how many, just use light tension until the plug starts to move then increase to see if its picked, if it goes to a false set you may have to start over again, or just loosen tension a little and try to push the remaining pins up. Hope this helps.

[twiggymm777]

wow. all of that made perfect sense to me. i understand what you mean about no springs in there. i didnt even think about that. i found that very helpful to me. thank you very much lockpickkid.

-Eddie

[MacGnG1]

that is a brinks R70. these are very tricky locks. they take a lot different tension then usual. search for r70 because there are several threads about this lock

[thelockpickkid]

that is a brinks R70. these are very tricky locks. they take a lot different tension then usual. search for r70 because there are several threads about this lock

Yep, exactly right, the r70, after reading this post earlier I went and got mine and picked on it for awhile, I am so hit and miss on this lock, I have picked it a few times and thats about it, a really complicated lock for me to pick, seems I can never get the pins to set, these take tons of practice and then I don't know if you can exactly pick it everytime you play with it!

[twiggymm777]

i definately agree with that! they are a challenge for sure. i hate how weird the tension is on them. most likely because of it not having a spring...but thanks for that tip. im gonna look up the r70 right now.

-Eddie

[apb]

I have one of these brinks disk locks and one thing you'll notice when you insert the tension wrench and apply tension, the plug will slightly rotate before it stops against the pins. It seems there is a little bit of slack there. You can feel the plug wanting to turn back against the wrench. You need to take the "slack" out of the plug BEFORE attempting to pick it. The tricky part can be taking the slack out of the plug and then not applying anymore pressure than is needed. However, if you don't do that the pins won't set like you are wanting them to. When you have the plug turned to where it won't move any father, keep it right there and don't apply many more tension than is needed. Form here these are a a piece of cake to either pick or rake open.

[khelben]

i have actualy gotten exclusive rights to lock work from a storage facility due the my ability to pick these types of locks as opposed to cutting them off with an angle grinder like the others in my area do. they also seem to pick faster than cutting for me. the key as stated by others is the amount of tension to take up the slop in the lock first.

[Jacksmack]

Hello, Im having some problems with the R70. I have one of these on a machine at work and I've picked it before, but for some reason I cant pick it again I've been trying for days. So I've been reading about it and tonight started watching some youtube vids on how to pick it. Here my problem as I see it now.

In the videos when they apply tension the shackle doesn't move. On my lock when I apply tension the shackle moves slightly, and I can slide it back and forth to the extent of its movement at this moment and time. The key seems to work in it fine and as far as I know it hasn't changed since the last time I picked it. Any idea if it may be damaged or a trick to pick it...or am I just a n00b??

[thelockpickkid]

That's just plain old picking, you can pick an easy lock a hundred times and sometimes you grab it and it won't open.

[tjweaver84]

Hello, Im having some problems with the R70. I have one of these on a machine at work and I've picked it before, but for some reason I cant pick it again I've been trying for day......

You say the lock is on a machine at work. First off never pick a lock in use there is always a potential to ruin a lock and Murphy's law does apply. Second do you have your employer's permission to pick the lock? Only pick locks which you own or have the owner's explicit permission to pick.