On 11/03/2010 12:27 AM, Alexander Lobodzinski wrote: > () A client of mine has "forgotten" the combination to their laptop cable > () lock. The lock looks like one of those old bike locks with the 5 digit > () dials that go from 0 - 9. > > If you pull those old bike locks and carefully turn each wheel, > you can feel when it enters its sweet spot. As a boy I swapped > our neighbour's bike locks in the basement a couple of times... > If your cable locks are better I think there must be lockpicking > web sites where you can find advice. > > Ciao, Lobo Rotate the dials randomly, up and down the lock. Keep tension on the lock at all times. As you rotate the dials, you will feel a jam/click/jerk when one of the dials hits the correct number. Repeat for all the dials.
The key is the tension. If the tension is not consistent, no click or even a click on the wrong number. Good luck! _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org http://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/