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Combination lock problem

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Slickone

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I got one of these at a yard sale but one of the two latches won't open. That side's combination lock is still set to 0 0 0, and still has the factory plastic chord through it, so it shouldn't have been set. Anything I can do to fix it or find the correct combination if it's not broken, short of breaking the latch open?
 
Originally posted by: futuristicmonkey
Originally posted by: ming2020
C'mon, it's only 3 digits...
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Whats the calculation to find the amount of permeatations (spelling?)? I forgot it 🙁
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Permutations (think "mutation").

You take the number of values on each slider and then slap on an exponent for how many sliders there are.

So if you've got 3 sliders and each is numbered from 0-8, then you have 9 possible values on each slider. 9^3=729 possible combinations. If the sliders are numbered 0-9, then you have 10 possible values. 10^3 = 1000.

I once had a bike lock that had 4 sliders 0-7. Starting from 0-0-0-0 I got the right one in about 30 minutes. Just sat down in front of the TV, watched some 'toons, and let my fingers do the work.
 
Originally posted by: simms
Originally posted by: Slickone
If I found it, can I re-set it to something else?
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No. and what was it?
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I haven't tried to find it.

Yes, it's 0-9, so 1000 possible combos. And there's a chance that it's already on the correct combo (000), but just won't open because of a latch problem.
 
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