Is my padlock broken?

[Bigghoot]

The other day I found a padlock on my porch and decided to try to pick it. It took a while but finally it popped open but I never turned the tension wrench. So then I tried it without a tension wrench and got it to open again. Now I can do it in a few seconds but everything I've looked up says you need a tension wrench to turn so I'm just wondering if its broken or what?

[Squelchtone]

The other day I found a padlock on my porch and decided to try to pick it. It took a while but finally it popped open but I never turned the tension wrench. So then I tried it without a tension wrench and got it to open again. Now I can do it in a few seconds but everything I've looked up says you need a tension wrench to turn so I'm just wondering if its broken or what?

we cant possibly know without seeing a photo of it.. is it a nice padlock? is it some old made in china thing? is it a luggage lock? a commercial gate lock? what type of pick were you using when picking it. were you raking or using single pin picking method?

Thanks for providing more detail,
Squelchtone

[Bigghoot]

The lock was made in China. I was using the back end of a very very small saw. I know that sounds weird but its more sturdy that paper clip I tried to use... I was using the raking method.

[KPick]

You bypassed your cheap lock without knowing it. Look it up.

[rontgens]

I agree, I also did this a few times with cheap padlocks thinking I was some kind of lock picking master just starting out. Turns out I just bypassed it