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What kind of lock is this?

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What kind of lock is this?

Postby leophoto » 12 Oct 2012 12:26

Hi there,

I'm curious what kind of lock this is? It has 3 layers of protection on top of it, so is this is just a heavily guarded lock that's weak? or does the shape of the recess in any way affect picking it?

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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby averagejoe » 12 Oct 2012 12:52

As you obviously already know from taking the picture it is the lock on a washing machine change compartment. This kind of lock uses a key. Hopefully this information was of help to you.
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby leophoto » 12 Oct 2012 13:04

Yeah, your pretentious sarcasm really helped.
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby GWiens2001 » 12 Oct 2012 13:22

If it is any additional help, the key it takes is a shiny metal one.

Perhaps if you show us that you have the key, including pictures of the key, and the lock opened with the key, we may be able to help you more. Until then, please have a nice day.
Just when you finally think you have learned it all, that is when you learn that you don't know anything yet.
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby Squelchtone » 12 Oct 2012 13:31

leophoto wrote:Yeah, your pretentious sarcasm really helped.


As a new member (we dont know you, and no trust has been established as to the reason you are asking) and first time poster (no established pattern of what you like to pick as many of us like collecting and picking locks for fun, only a direct question about the defenses of a money container), you will get a lot of scrutiny for asking about a lock on something that many people would like to have the key to, or know how to pick or drill in order to either get money or get free services.

We get a few of such posts per month, usually for washing machine locks, coke machines, payphones, college dorm rooms, swimming pool gates, and similar public equipment which has layers of defenses because people will and have attacked such equipment in the past. Greenwald and ESD make these door and they sell them in different lock configurations (some are Ace II, some are Medeco, some are Duo, all of which are inherently hard to drill and hard to pick, but put that shroud over the keyway and the extra layers of security provide much better protection against an attacker determined to get in for money or to access internal wiring/switches.

Your model is the Quadrant keyway with Medeco lock. Medeco is very hard to pick and drill for most average non-locksmith people, and that metal cone as well as the anti drill quadrant make it even harder to get into, which is what the purpose of the product is, especially in an out of the way apartment complex basement laundry room where someone could have unlimited time to try to drill or pick one.

If my friend's reply was too abrupt, we just see a lot of these cell phone close up photos of vending locks and people asking questions on their 1st forum post, it just makes spidey senses tingle and red flags go up, I'm sure you can understand where we're coming from. This site is for hobbyists and we do our best to keep the hobby ethical and not train or educate someone who may be up to no good, and Im not saying you're up to no good, but some people reading this may be.

Have a good weekend,
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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby Squelchtone » 12 Oct 2012 13:55

PS. Everybody play nice please.

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Re: What kind of lock is this?

Postby rphillips52 » 9 Nov 2012 18:42

One has to admire Squelchtone's patience. The earlier answers did seem to be as full as such enquiries usually merit, and the OP would understand.
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