Help identifying a random Medeco lock?

[Squelchtone]

mechanically, not
I'm just trying to get as much information I can without having access to the advanced forums and without breaking the rules.

Hi, thanks for the detailed reply.

I think you can ask anything you wish about medeco as long as it doesnt entail talking about drilling them out or ripping out cylinders and such.

The working principle of the lock is nothing secret, and I believe there was a lengthy thread about allowing public posting of how medeco works and how to pick them. Destructive entry is still forbidden because that would help crooks get in without much skill.

ask away.

Squelchtone

[Raymond]

That keyway looks almost like a Yale GA would fit. ????

[shatter]

Hi, thanks for the detailed reply.

I think you can ask anything you wish about medeco as long as it doesnt entail talking about drilling them out or ripping out cylinders and such.

Thank you. My idea of what is and isn't OK was a little skewed.

The working principle of the lock is nothing secret, and I believe there was a lengthy thread about allowing public posting of how medeco works and how to pick them. Destructive entry is still forbidden because that would help crooks get in without much skill.

ask away.

I mainly just wanted to know the specifics from the lock I have. Now it will be easy to sift through search results regarding the manipulation of Medeco locks.

[op-sec]

That keyway looks almost like a Yale GA would fit. ????

Anything will fit with enough lube and the right hammer.

I don't think Medeco would be able to patent a key/keyway that a Yale key would fit and they wouldn't have let Yale use a key that infringed on their patent either. Something about them being VERY particular about the whole "key control" concept.