Yep, thanks. The girlfriend somehow reset the lock combination to our pool gate lock. With your video I was able to find the new combination, and then reset it back the original combination. Took me a little longer than you (watched two times), but I got it. Thank you.
Thanks, i watched like 4 of these and you had the best explanation on this. I bought one of these for my work locker, not to keep things in but to indicate to work to not throw my clothes away while im at work lol. As soon as i got went to set it i dropped it on the floor and it changed the code
Well done for decoding it - fantastic! Yea, dropping it can do that. Gosh you're work wants to throw your clothes away?? LOL Thank you for the nice feedback.
Thank you soooo much for this!! I have this exact model and accidentally locked myself out of it by accidentally changing the combo somehow but I was able to get it open again in just 20 mins with this tutorial. Thanks so much! 😁
Thanks for the tips! I have one of these where I managed to accidentally change the combination, luckily I only changed the wheel closest to the shackle, so I got it open again quickly.
Well done! :D :D Yes you can change the combination by first unlocking it, then turning the shackle 180 degrees (so it's facing backwards) and it should be able to be pushed down into the slot ... if you keep it pushed down in the slot then you should be able to change the combination, and when it's at the new combination then lift the shackle up and turn it around and lock it. I would recommend you chance the combination by only one number at first, just to make sure it works, and if it does then change it to a completely new one.
Don't feel too bad if you can't get it open - this is a difficult lock to open, and it requires advanced combination decoding techniques. 20 mins of trying isn't long ... it should take you a lot longer on your first attempt. Tip: Use lots of tension (as if you're trying to pull the shackle open) ... I'm using more tension than it might appear on the video (and I get sore fingers after a while). First step is to get all the wheels in gates, are you able to do that? Remember a gate a a position where the wheel doesn't want to move out of that number without releasing tension a bit. Some gates will have more "play" than others. Then you need to go through each wheel (starting at the one closest to the shackle) and find all the gates for each wheel (and you might need to release tension a bit to get out of a gate, turning it by a number, and then re-apply tension as you continue to the next gate). Go through all the gates for each wheel, leaving a wheel on the loosest gate for that wheel. Keep doing that until open. Good luck!
Keep trying. I spent hours trying to get mine open and gave up for a long time. I tried again today and it took around an hour, but I finally got it open.
@@fornsphin - I had a similar experience...I tried twice and gave up after 20 minutes...tried today for 20 minutes...and I could actually feel the clicks this time and got it.
@@Swynndla Had to be the most satisfying click of my life! lol Your tip of finding the most loose gate instead of working on the wheel with the most tension was what really helped me
@@fornsphin LOL - ah nice yea they can be tricky ... different sorts of locks (different types & models) can give different feedback, so there's no one rule to open all of them, but rather we have a selections of things we look out for. Well done again!
@@Swynndla So I've been playing with this lock now, and I believe it has a fatal flaw. It feels as though there are only 3 gates per wheel. Or at least 3 very notice-able gates. The correct number is always the middle of the 3. So if a combination is 1234, the gates would be 913 on the first number, 024 on the second, 135 on the third, and 246 on the fourth. So all you really have to do is feel each wheel into a gate, starting with 4. Once they're each in a gate, you just have to feel for which one is the middle of the three. I've been able to successfully crack this lock after scrambling the combination in under a minute.
@@fornsphin Well done figuring that out - yes there are a few locks like that, where the true gate is in the middle. If I come across a lock with 3 gates per wheel, it's usually the middle one that's the true gate. It sounds to me like you have the right mind to become good at opening all sorts of combination locks!
Try scrambling the wheels to a different random start position and see if that helps. Sometimes if the wheels are in a different starting position it can provide more feedback.
@@denaeriusharper928 Oh sorry to hear about your wife - I hope she is recovering ok. Those Brinks aren't sold in New Zealand, but if I come across one then I'd be happy to do a video on it.
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Yep, thanks. The girlfriend somehow reset the lock combination to our pool gate lock. With your video I was able to find the new combination, and then reset it back the original combination. Took me a little longer than you (watched two times), but I got it. Thank you.
Well done! - order restored. Yea it can take a while to get the "feel" of it. Still you've learned a valuable new skill. Thanks for letting me know!
Wow. I was 5 beers in and was able to Crack my lock with this tutorial. Well done
LOL thank you for testing that the method is still clear when over the limit! hehe excellent :D :D
Thanks, i watched like 4 of these and you had the best explanation on this. I bought one of these for my work locker, not to keep things in but to indicate to work to not throw my clothes away while im at work lol. As soon as i got went to set it i dropped it on the floor and it changed the code
Well done for decoding it - fantastic! Yea, dropping it can do that. Gosh you're work wants to throw your clothes away?? LOL Thank you for the nice feedback.
Thank you soooo much for this!! I have this exact model and accidentally locked myself out of it by accidentally changing the combo somehow but I was able to get it open again in just 20 mins with this tutorial. Thanks so much! 😁
My pleasure! So glad the video helped and you were able to get in - fantastic!
I don't know if I'm doing something wrong
Another successful opening and tutorial on the combo lock. Good to see another video. Cheers:-)
Thank you Paul :D :D - and thank you for the encouragement my friend.
I also have BRINKS like this - these are good locks. Well done buddy :-)
Thank you my friend for teaching me how to open it! :D :D
I just watched your video - you have a much more logical way with locks than I do - well done! :D
Thanks for the tips! I have one of these where I managed to accidentally change the combination, luckily I only changed the wheel closest to the shackle, so I got it open again quickly.
Oh well done for figuring it out - that's fantastic!
Can I send you my lock? It's identical to the one in this video...I've been trying to open it for 2 years. I forgot the combination.
I live in New Zealand, so I'm probably a long way away from you and the postage would be expensive.
Good methodical attack. Nicely decoded and explanation.🍺😎
Thank you very much! :D :D
Cool lock, well done 😉 Bravo 🍻
Thank you :D :D Yes it's a nice fun lock. :D
Very nicely done my friend
Thank you buddy! :D :D
Thank you so much, this worked on my lock !!!! Is it possible to change the combo on these?
Well done! :D :D Yes you can change the combination by first unlocking it, then turning the shackle 180 degrees (so it's facing backwards) and it should be able to be pushed down into the slot ... if you keep it pushed down in the slot then you should be able to change the combination, and when it's at the new combination then lift the shackle up and turn it around and lock it. I would recommend you chance the combination by only one number at first, just to make sure it works, and if it does then change it to a completely new one.
This video did not help I've been trying to pick this lock for 20 minutes
Don't feel too bad if you can't get it open - this is a difficult lock to open, and it requires advanced combination decoding techniques. 20 mins of trying isn't long ... it should take you a lot longer on your first attempt.
Tip: Use lots of tension (as if you're trying to pull the shackle open) ... I'm using more tension than it might appear on the video (and I get sore fingers after a while).
First step is to get all the wheels in gates, are you able to do that? Remember a gate a a position where the wheel doesn't want to move out of that number without releasing tension a bit. Some gates will have more "play" than others.
Then you need to go through each wheel (starting at the one closest to the shackle) and find all the gates for each wheel (and you might need to release tension a bit to get out of a gate, turning it by a number, and then re-apply tension as you continue to the next gate). Go through all the gates for each wheel, leaving a wheel on the loosest gate for that wheel. Keep doing that until open.
Good luck!
Keep trying. I spent hours trying to get mine open and gave up for a long time. I tried again today and it took around an hour, but I finally got it open.
@@fornsphin - I had a similar experience...I tried twice and gave up after 20 minutes...tried today for 20 minutes...and I could actually feel the clicks this time and got it.
Haha! Finally cracked mine! Took a good while but I finally got it.
Excellent! Well done for sticking with it ... great feeling when it opens :D :D
@@Swynndla Had to be the most satisfying click of my life! lol
Your tip of finding the most loose gate instead of working on the wheel with the most tension was what really helped me
@@fornsphin LOL - ah nice yea they can be tricky ... different sorts of locks (different types & models) can give different feedback, so there's no one rule to open all of them, but rather we have a selections of things we look out for. Well done again!
@@Swynndla So I've been playing with this lock now, and I believe it has a fatal flaw. It feels as though there are only 3 gates per wheel. Or at least 3 very notice-able gates. The correct number is always the middle of the 3. So if a combination is 1234, the gates would be 913 on the first number, 024 on the second, 135 on the third, and 246 on the fourth. So all you really have to do is feel each wheel into a gate, starting with 4. Once they're each in a gate, you just have to feel for which one is the middle of the three. I've been able to successfully crack this lock after scrambling the combination in under a minute.
@@fornsphin Well done figuring that out - yes there are a few locks like that, where the true gate is in the middle. If I come across a lock with 3 gates per wheel, it's usually the middle one that's the true gate. It sounds to me like you have the right mind to become good at opening all sorts of combination locks!
Very nice my friend👍😊👍😊😎✌
Thank you buddy! :D :D
These false gates killing me can't find it.
Try scrambling the wheels to a different random start position and see if that helps. Sometimes if the wheels are in a different starting position it can provide more feedback.
nice
Cheers! :D :D
Do a brinks 3 combination lock
Do you mean one that has 3 dials? Do you have a link to it?
@@Swynndla sorry for the late response. My wife had a heartattack. Yes that is the one I was talking about its a silver 3 digit brinks lock.
@@denaeriusharper928 Oh sorry to hear about your wife - I hope she is recovering ok. Those Brinks aren't sold in New Zealand, but if I come across one then I'd be happy to do a video on it.