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Re: Magnets to replace drivers/springs
GWiens2001 wrote:huxleypig wrote:Marduk28 wrote:Can these be "Picked" with a strong magnet?
I think I am right in saying that all the tumblers in this lock need pulling towards the key? So a magnetic probe to decode what is in the lock (or some sort of electronic equivalent ) would tell you what you needed to simulate the key.
Short and simple answer is ... No. Do a search on YouTube for magnetic lock cutaway, and you can see how they work. It would take too long to explain.
Gordon
So it is not the repelling/attracting that is important, it is the position of the magnets. It looks like it works similar to that magnetic mortice lock (I forget its name, it has just a round flat plate) in that there are legs on the end of the magnets that pivot into holes.
I had the chance to have a quick play with the Genii one this week. I was reliably informed that they can be raked open pretty easily but I did not witness it first hand. You're right about decoding though, the pins might not even be magnetic.