Best electric lockpick?

[Deputy]

I have a Southford electric lock pick and have had ZERO success with it. Are there better electric picks than this one or are they all pretty much the same? And please save the "use a regular pick" comments. I am not asking that question.

[mseifert]

I am not sure there is one that is better than the other as far as reliably of opening locks.. I believe this will come down to personal preference ..

these things are not meant as a jam it in the lock and POOF !! it is open ..

As with any lock picking tool .. It is about practice, movement of the device, and patience ..

[Squelchtone]

I have a Southford electric lock pick and have had ZERO success with it. Are there better electric picks than this one or are they all pretty much the same? And please save the "use a regular pick" comments. I am not asking that question.

put less pressure on the tension wrench, or more pressure, or use a tension wrench, some people dont and dont realize it is needed.

What brand of lock and which keyways have you tried it on? sometimes on Schlage you have to hold it an an angle because of the / angle in the keyway, on kwikset it is vertical |

like already said, practice makes perfect,
Squelchtone

[bembel]

MHP II: https://shop.multipick.com/en/Multipick ... US-Version

[Deputy]

I've been trying to use it on a practice lock that is the simplest of 5 lock series and have had no luck. With a regular pick I can open it in a matter of 5-10 seconds.

[smokingman]

Electric picks are mostly the same,
they all work best with a half diamond or hook tightened firmly in the end and the battery removed.

[GWiens2001]

Electric picks are mostly the same,
they all work best with a half diamond or hook tightened firmly in the end and the battery removed.

ROFLMAO! Ain't that the truth!

Gordon

[Divinorum]

I also have a Southord electrical gun. Its not fantastic but it does work sometimes. It really depends on the type of lock and the pins/pinning. You have to gauge the vibration of the pick just right (use the knob turn). It should vibrate freely and not be hitting the plug that much. Listen to the noise the pick makes When the pick is getting stuck the sound changes. Make sure you have the pick needle facing the right way. The side that is entirely flat should be the side hitting the pins. Once you have that figured out it's all a matter of placement. Depending on the keyway you may need to lean the pick left or right to actually hit the pins. Look and see where/if the needle can make contact. What works best for me is to insert the pick all the way to the back of the lock and then pull it out slightly. With the pick slightly touching the pins press the on button about 5 times holding it down for only about a second each time. You could also give it a few taps then hold it down for a few seconds and then back off. Just don't continuously hold the button down. Also it sometimes helps to move the pick forward and back and angle it too. It's all trial and error, each lock will open with a different technique. I have some locks that will never open with the electric or manual pick gun, they will only open with SPP.

[billdeserthills]

MHP II: https://shop.multipick.com/en/Multipick ... US-Version

OMG those prices are through the roof!
I don't know how people can afford to buy that stuff from them

[Deputy]

Here's the thing...you supposedly buy an electric lockpick to make lockpicking quicker and easier and more reliable to do. And it appears the electric lockpick FAILS at accomplishing this. You shouldn't have to learn a whole new set of techniques that are particular to an electric lockpick. If you are already accomplished at picking lock the conventional way, an electric lockpick SHOULD make you even faster at picking locks. I mean if it takes a lot of "practice, movement of the device, and patience", might as well not buy one and continue with manual lockpicking.

[billdeserthills]

Here's the thing...you supposedly buy an electric lockpick to make lockpicking quicker and easier and more reliable to do. And it appears the electric lockpick FAILS at accomplishing this. You shouldn't have to learn a whole new set of techniques that are particular to an electric lockpick. If you are already accomplished at picking lock the conventional way, an electric lockpick SHOULD make you even faster at picking locks. I mean if it takes a lot of "practice, movement of the device, and patience", might as well not buy one and continue with manual lockpicking.

I bought an electric lockpick 25 years ago and sent it back after a week of failure. I like to use a manual lockpick but I can't see any hard & fast law of man or nature that would suggest I can pick a lock faster with my gun, than one of the other members here can pick the same lock by hand. People get a preference for certain things, and I like to think there is a certain amount of luck in picking open a lock, or in opening a safe quickly

[Divinorum]

Here's the thing...you supposedly buy an electric lockpick to make lockpicking quicker and easier and more reliable to do. And it appears the electric lockpick FAILS at accomplishing this. You shouldn't have to learn a whole new set of techniques that are particular to an electric lockpick. If you are already accomplished at picking lock the conventional way, an electric lockpick SHOULD make you even faster at picking locks. I mean if it takes a lot of "practice, movement of the device, and patience", might as well not buy one and continue with manual lockpicking.

This isn't necessarily true. Can the electric gun open some locks I have faster and easier, yes (once you LEARN how to use it). Can it open all the locks I have, no. Is it as reliable as manual picking, heck no. If a try it and it does not work withing the first minute or two I switch to a different tool. No matter what tool you use be in hand picks, manual gun, electrical gun, bumping, they all have their own technique that will take some practice and trial and error. Different tool, different technique.

[bembel]

OMG those prices are through the roof!
I don't know how people can afford to buy that stuff from them

Yes it's pricy, but he was asking for the best.
The Wendt e-pick (which is also a very good choice) is similar expensive, but I think it's worth the money if you're running a business.
I've got a much cheaper Southord and in direct competition, it sucks.

Btw: The MHP II was developed by Ingo H., a german lockpicker. When he first showed up with his DIY e-pick on a SSDEV championship (2009?) we were surprised how good it worked and how well made it was. Multipick must have thought the same.
You can see Ingo presenting his e-pick on the video in the link. For some fun, watch him driving a nail into a piece of wood at 5:40.

[billdeserthills]

OMG those prices are through the roof!
I don't know how people can afford to buy that stuff from them

Yes it's pricy, but he was asking for the best.
The Wendt e-pick (which is also a very good choice) is similar expensive, but I think it's worth the money if you're running a business.
I've got a much cheaper Southord and in direct competition, it sucks.

Btw: The MHP II was developed by Ingo H., a german lockpicker. When he first showed up with his DIY e-pick on a SSDEV championship (2009?) we were surprised how good it worked and how well made it was. Multipick must have thought the same.
You can see Ingo presenting his e-pick on the video in the link. For some fun, watch him driving a nail into a piece of wood at 5:40.

For that kinda money I would prefer a six-gun,
You can hammer nails with it too

Seriously tho, in your part of the world I suppose pick resistant locks are more common

[sentientsentinel]

Some people on youtube sort of pump the tension wrench slowly because the pins overset so easy using the electric pic chances are you are over setting pins. When you overset pins you have to start over but its not hard with the electric pick you just keep slowly pumping the tension wrench it resets off and on till you hit the sweet spot.