How to open a combination lock? like normally?

Question

How to open a combination lock? like normally?

Answer 1

First start by "clearing" the lock by turning it clockwise past zero AT LEAST TWICE.



Then, going clockwise, go to your first number.



now go counter clockwise, past zero once, to the second number.

If the secon number is very high or very low you might have to go past zero twice or not at all (but this is rare).

If you do it very gently you should be able to feel the second plate picking up arround zero - 10 usually.

now, go strait to your last number.



and voila!



combination locks work by having three notched plates, the notches in the plates must line up for the lock to open.



If you are gentle you can feel where it switches from being one plate to the next (it'll be a heavier dragging feeling as opposed to a free spinning feeling) and infact if you havent "picked up" the next plate yet you can actually go back and change the previous number.



you can also usually "feel" all teh notches in the last plate (by pulling slightly on the lock and noticing which numbers the lock buckles on) Even though there will be many notches in the outer plate (to throw off lockpickers) you can usually determine the last number by feeling which notch is slightly irregular. for example each time it buckles it allows a slight wiggle to the left or right, but on the correct number it'll have a slight wiggle room in the opposite direction.



Other fun facts about combo locks:



-all the numbers must be even or all numbers must be odd. If you have a lock with a mixed odd and even combo then it is a typo.



-the first and the last didgits can be found by adding 4

ex: If the first number is 0 then the last number is 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, etc

If the first number is 23 the last number will be 23, 27, 31, 35, etc, all the way arround the lock back to 23.

If the last number is 08, then the first number is 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 etc



-the middle number will follow the same pattern of adding 4, but will be 2 off

ex. first number 25, second number = 25 +2 = 27, 31, 35, 39 etc.



I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Spin the dial at least twice clockwise, then keep rotating it until you reach the first number without going past it. Then carefully rotate the dial counterclockwise once past the first number, and continue until you reach the second number. Finally, rotate the dial clockwise to the third number. This is a standard procedure for almost all combination locks.

Answer 3

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turn right 3 times turn right to 1st number turn left to second number, skipping it once turn right to 3rd number

Answer 4

First make sure the arrow thing is pointed to zero

1) go RIGHT around two whole turns back at zero

2) keep going RIGHT (3rd turn) and stop at your first number

3)go LEFT past your 1ST number making one whole round past your first number and on to your 2ND number

3) go RIGHT straight to your 3RD number

Answer 5

always make sure you've given the dial a complete turn before you hit your first number... that's the one that trips most people up and it's normally (but not always) right left right