SouthOrd electric pick

[LeBoWsKi916]

many people seem to like the southord electric picks. there are two types, the 3 volt one that takes two C batteries, and the 4.5 volt one that takes three C batteries. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a difference in performance between the two.

[Dark Angel]

I have the southord 4.5 volt version electric pick,i cannot tell you the diffrence between the two only that the one i have works on about 60% of the locks i have tried it on,there is still a certain amount of skill needed to use one of these picks but i have found it well worth the money.
Make sure you shop about i got mine for $ 120.
I presume the 4.5 volt pick offers a better range of power.

[gee252]

ive just got the southord elec pick gun and i seem to struggle opening locks with it , i can open them quicker with my hand picks or snap gun.
i know it takes time to get theknack but the way every one goes on elec pick guns are supposed to make life easier.

[toomush2drink]

I have a southord 4.5 and a hpc pickgun whilst i could open locks with the southord i found the hpc far easier to use. The adjustment of the pin bounce is a lot easier with its thumbturn and locking nut and also the on off button is much much easier to use. The downside is its a lot more money to buy than the southord but i was lucky enough to pick it up cheap.
They do take a bit of practice to use but not too much before you are opening locks.

[randmguy]

gee252 if you've already learned to pick locks manually then I'm going to assume you have a fairly solid grasp of the mechanics of electric picks. That being said, if you're truly struggling, turn the pick over. Seriously, I have many locks that I can't crack with the flat side of the needle but open like magic when I invert the pick. The only other piece of advice is to pay careful attention to your insertion depth and angle. I know I have a tendency to let the needle slide in farther as it vibrates and that sometimes causes you to start bouncing off the cylinder itself instead of bouncing the pins inside the cylinder. If you're inserting the pick at too steep an angle you might not even be hitting all the pins. Good luck.

[Hollywood]

Today I am ordering the Southord E100HO electric pick.

why?

just to learn a little more and to have I guess

would it be wise to order the Circular spring loaded tension tool as-well, along with the 10 x-tra needles?


my setup so far consists of

Mpxs 32 - southord
HPC- Computer pics

Majestic computer picks

assorted homemade pics

southord DSP wafer pics

warded picks

Schalage wafer picks

Assorted slim jims


I plan on picking up the set of tubualr 7 & 8 set from southord in time

but wasn't sure if the ACE Multi tubular pick would be a better one to get.

[ne0nerdz]

ive just got the southord elec pick gun and i seem to struggle opening locks with it , i can open them quicker with my hand picks or snap gun.
i know it takes time to get theknack but the way every one goes on elec pick guns are supposed to make life easier.

people say that the delicacy of human hands on a lock could never be copied by machine

[Quin]

The E100HO is quite a bit more powerful and I personally would go for the 4.5v version.

[aldi locks]

Yep more power with the 3 battery version, and lasts abit longer

A hpc rechargeable one is a better feel on the hands on a cold day !

[archiebald]

I have a southord 4.5 and a hpc pickgun whilst i could open locks with the southord i found the hpc far easier to use. The adjustment of the pin bounce is a lot easier with its thumbturn and locking nut and also the on off button is much much easier to use. The downside is its a lot more money to buy than the southord but i was lucky enough to pick it up cheap.
They do take a bit of practice to use but not too much before you are opening locks.

I think it could be worth trying to convert the southord bounce ajustment to a thumb turn and lock nut without much trouble.