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Droombolus

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Reset the combination ?
« on: July 30, 2010, 03:36:43 AM »
I recall ( or at least I think I recall  :-[ ) that the combination locks on Gibbie cases can be reset, but for the life of me, it can't figure out how it's done. Anyone here got a clue how it works ?
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2010, 10:24:11 AM »
Easy, push the knob of the lock into opening position AND HOLD IT THERE WHILE SETTING A NEW COMBINATION. Release it then - voilà!, it now works with a new number combination. 
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 02:05:47 AM »
Nope, don't work on my SG case. Tried that trick and retried it upon your message .......... Also tried both charming it in submission ( speaking my best american with a german accent  ;) ) and brute force .... the wheelies won't budge .....  :sad:
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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2010, 06:10:16 AM »
Do you want a new combination because you forgot the old one? If you don't know the old one the reset won't work.
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2010, 09:33:59 AM »
I know combination. Lady I got it from wrote it on a piece of paper which I try to keep in a safe place so that'll work alright until I forget where I've put it ..........  ;D 
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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2010, 09:52:53 AM »
Time to start at 000 and work your way up.  :)
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2010, 10:16:08 AM »
Easy if you look closely at the lock dials there is a hole in each one, line the holes it should open the lock. When the case was new there was a single piece of plastic rod that went in those holes to held the lock in a neutral position.
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2010, 12:12:55 PM »
Status Quo's Parfitt and Rossi drilled holes through the bodies of their Tele's and chained em up... at least it should stay put that way...

Either that, or get some improved security...


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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2010, 02:33:51 PM »
Oh, the fine art of lockpicking... :D
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2010, 03:04:25 PM »
Well did you get the case fixed?
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2010, 01:28:26 AM »
Yup ! First attempt was during my last week at work with the ol' brain melted .......... than sunday it suddenly hit me when I was taking a dump: push ain't the same as pull   ;D
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2010, 01:48:21 AM »
All's well that ends well!   :toast:
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2010, 03:25:08 AM »
A small step for mankind, but obviously a substantial one for our new Holländer here (they really are taking over this forum!):

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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2010, 07:07:56 AM »
Quote from: Droombolus on August 03, 2010, 01:28:26 AM
.......... than sunday it suddenly hit me when I was taking a dump: push ain't the same as pull   ;D

Fortunately for future generations, this observation is unlikely to be recorded and cited as widely as Sir Isaac Newton and the apple.
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Re: Reset the combination ?
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2010, 08:06:23 AM »
Which confirms the old adage on toilet doors: Some come here to sit and think, others come to shit and stink.
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