Specifically rare earth magnets usually made of neodymium.
Simplex lock open with magnet.
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That all sounds great until you find out that you can open this safe and pretty much every safe like it in a matter of seconds using only a magnet a rare earth magnet to be precise.
Most of these magnetic doors found on businesses you would may need 3000 lbs or more force to open.
Many simplex models as of 2010 respond to magnetic fields by opening but this should only be done on your own lock if you can t get it open other ways.
Use a strong magnet to apply a magnetic field to the left side of the lock housing while jiggling the knob or the latch.
While a clumsy thief with a sledgehammer may be able to open most locks with enough time it may only take a couple of seconds with a strong magnet to accomplish the same result with the simplex.
While you try to reset the lock combination it s best if you place your guns and valuables in another storage while you try to perform a lock reset just in case it gets locked out again.
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Nowadays most rare earth magnets are made of neodymium but there still may be some from the 70s kicking around which were made of a samarium cobalt alloy the magnets are fairly cheap and you can pick one.
While a clumsy thief with a sledgehammer may be able to open most locks with enough time it may only take a couple of seconds with a strong magnet to accomplish the same result with the simplex.
A far as the earth magnets i would stick to using them on opening a simplex door locks made prior to on or about 01 01 2011 and or a few other types of locks.