brinks padlock

by **superchicken** » 11 Apr 2008 16:06

I have the blue lock seen in the back of this picture...

http://www.rekeyable.com/brinks/images/locks.jpg

I set the second pin, then the first. Then I need to get the fourth pin, but I cant get past the third pin with disturbing it. As i try to get past it the first 2 pins reset. Ive tried different pics and it happens every time. Is there something im doing wrong??

by **cracksman** » 11 Apr 2008 22:08

I have had similar trouble with the brinks shrouded that is next to yours in the picture. In my opinion, Brinks are pretty sloppy locks, and they allow alot of tolerance (only have 2, so take my opinion with a grain of salt). I'm pretty sure yours has spool pins, and because they have so much play, for whatever reason, they are a pain in the ass. My suggestion would be to listen very closely to a pin dropping back, make that one the first you set, and just keep using that rule till it pops. Once you get it, your going to find that its a peace of cake, and you will open it easily. Took me 6 months to pop the shrouded one, now I can open it in a few seconds.

p.s. If you aren't familiar with security pins, search the sight, all you need to know is here.

by **superchicken** » 12 Apr 2008 14:50

cool thanks man. I have the shrouded lock to but im still scared of it lol.

by **bumber** » 12 Apr 2008 14:56

your blue lock is just a nrmoal 40mm, so if youve ever picked any of those you should be golden. If not though, yes t does have spool pins in it, and no its not really a very hard lock to open. And as far as the shrouded version goes(it has at least serrated pins) its about twice as hard to open as the blue one if not harder...although it is still not a real problem.

Hope that helps

by **superchicken** » 13 Apr 2008 12:01

what does that 40mm mean?

by **Safety0ff** » 13 Apr 2008 16:41

superchicken wrote:what does that 40mm mean?

It's the witdh of the padlock. It has no indication of the security/picking difficulty. I believe what bumber meant is that it's your run of the mill padlock.

by **bumber** » 13 Apr 2008 18:40

Safety0ff wrote:
superchicken wrote:what does that 40mm mean?
It's the witdh of the padlock. It has no indication of the security/picking difficulty. I believe what bumber meant is that it's your run of the mill padlock.

What I ment was when you take the weather proof case off of that blue lock, you will have a normal looknig laminated 40mm padlock, which has the same security pins as all the plain 40mm laminated brinks padlocks I have come across so far.....and no 40mm has nothing to do with security, it is just the size...sorry for any confusion.

by **superchicken** » 29 Apr 2008 19:45

I finally got this sucker open last night, now I got to see if I can do it agian!

by **bumber** » 29 Apr 2008 20:10

superchicken wrote:I finally got this sucker open last night, now I got to see if I can do it agian!

Good job on opening it, can you tell us anything about the lock? Like which pins are spools, or if it has high and low cuts on the key? Things like this can make a difference in opening it.

by **ford01explorer** » 21 May 2008 21:08

i think i opened this same lock for the first and only time so far the other day and it definitely has some spool pins. but it took quite a while to pick. i think i fooled around with it for about an hour. does anyone have any tips to possibly quicken this process??

by **cracksman** » 22 May 2008 18:46

Yep, tip #1 is practice, actually thats the only tip. Short of a rotary pick anyways :wink:

by **raimundo** » 23 May 2008 9:02

lighten up on the tension, and don't be upset when pins drop down, theyre only resetting so you can try again. When you get it open, snap it shut and do it again right away, you may find that you get it again quickly, if so snap is shut and do it a third and forth time, get that muscle memory set up right.

by **GhostofDraconis** » 8 Jun 2008 16:37

I've been working on a goddarn brinks padlock for MONTHS and its been a huge pain. Everything I throw at it only leads to a false-set. These are fairly smallish padlocks (the site you linked to requires a password?). They really shouldnt be all that tough, considering that I bought 4 for 10 bucks, and Ive picked supposedly tougher locks many times over. I just dont get what the deal is with these. Makes me question whether I even know what Im doing sometimes...

by **Gordon Airporte** » 8 Jun 2008 21:42

GhostofDraconis wrote:I've been working on a goddarn brinks padlock for MONTHS and its been a huge pain. Everything I throw at it only leads to a false-set. These are fairly smallish padlocks (the site you linked to requires a password?). They really shouldnt be all that tough, considering that I bought 4 for 10 bucks, and Ive picked supposedly tougher locks many times over. I just dont get what the deal is with these. Makes me question whether I even know what Im doing sometimes...

This might not work with your padlocks, but try applying tension in the opposite direction. I have a lock I can only pick if I turn it counter-clockwise.

by **GhostofDraconis** » 11 Jun 2008 16:33

yep i tried that too. it can only be turned in one direction. The most difficult aspect of these locks are that when i identify the false-set driver, the plug does not push back against the tensioner when i try to pick it. I have no feedback and therefor its incredibly difficult to feel when im about to get it.

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