mechanical safe failure?

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OP - Thanks for adding to the list of things that keep me up at night.

[OtterbatHellcat]

OP - Thanks for adding to the list of things that keep me up at night.

Funny, but it's the truth....lol.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Yes, I've had an old safe with mechanical lock fail on me. Luckily (sort of), the safe was open when it failed so after my boss ditched me (Fri evening, safe wouldn't close and lock) saying, "we'll get you some time off next week if you have to stay the weekend," I was motivated to pull the inner panel covering the lock, look at it and disassemble/reassemble the locking mechanism. Tested it with the drawer open and it worked like a champ so I stored the files and locked it up.

I've seen safes with the locks fail while closed -- that's a real pain in the butt.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Redundant locks are great. You get the best of both worlds, reliability and convenience. Also, lock manufactures are coming out with all-in-one kits that don't require modifications to the safe door!

What do you mean by redundant locks? One mechanism will open the door if the other fails (as opposed to getting screwed if EITHER of them fails)? I can't envision how that works.

[feal]

the redundant lock has a mechanical and electrical portion that each can open the locking mechanism.

thanks for the recommendation for Opie11 - he's as good as advertised. He spoke with me and researched a couple of things for mo on sunday - and after i messed up resetting the combo, he came back to make sure everything was ok.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Glad it worked out for you, Feal.

Opie11 is tops in many of our books, I believe. I won't deal with anyone other than him when it comes to safes, and or moving them.

[opie011]

What do you mean by redundant locks? One mechanism will open the door if the other fails (as opposed to getting screwed if EITHER of them fails)? I can't envision how that works.

Sorry I missed this post. A redundant lock is a locking system wherein a secondary mechanism ensures operation in the event of a primary mechanism failure. Meaning that if your electronics fail in the lock, you can use the mechanical portion to dial the lock open like a standard mechanical lock.

the redundant lock has a mechanical and electrical portion that each can open the locking mechanism.

thanks for the recommendation for Opie11 - he's as good as advertised. He spoke with me and researched a couple of things for mo on sunday - and after i messed up resetting the combo, he came back to make sure everything was ok.

Thanks for the kind words. It was nice meeting you