HELP! Can't open my case -- lost the keys

AndrewR

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I have a Thermaltake Tsunami Dream case, and I locked it before it was shipped from Japan to the States. I only locked the front door, not the side panel, so I do have access to the innards. However, somewhere in the month-long trip we took to get here (visiting family), I lost the set of keys that came with the case so I am currently unable to access the drive bays.

I have two other sets of keys from other cases, but they didn't work. I can see the lock itself when I remove the side panel, but I can't figure out a way to open it without just snapping it. Any ideas?
 

IGBT

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..haul it off to a lock smith. They'll open it and mabe make keys too.
 

w00t

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That suxs are the keys all the same on all the cases? i would say call up case company and ask em for a pair if ur lucky they might not even charge u.
 

imported_Krypto

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Grab a small pair of nail clippers that have the little nail file/cleaner thingy and use that. Easy as 1-2-3. Case locks are as easy to pick as money boxes. Or you can use a bobby pin, but those are a pain in the ass to use.


"People who put their faith in those locks to prevent stolen hardware will one day learn a hard lesson."
 

AndrewR

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Originally posted by: Krypto
Grab a small pair of nail clippers that have the little nail file/cleaner thingy and use that. Easy as 1-2-3. Case locks are as easy to pick as money boxes. Or you can use a bobby pin, but those are a pain in the ass to use.


"People who put their faith in those locks to prevent stolen hardware will one day learn a hard lesson."

I don't use them to keep the hardware safe, I use the lock to keep my daughter out of the case!
 

imported_Krypto

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Originally posted by: AndrewR
Originally posted by: Krypto
Grab a small pair of nail clippers that have the little nail file/cleaner thingy and use that. Easy as 1-2-3. Case locks are as easy to pick as money boxes. Or you can use a bobby pin, but those are a pain in the ass to use.


"People who put their faith in those locks to prevent stolen hardware will one day learn a hard lesson."

I don't use them to keep the hardware safe, I use the lock to keep my daughter out of the case!


That is another good reason ;)
 

Stokes

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Originally posted by: Krypto
Grab a small pair of nail clippers that have the little nail file/cleaner thingy and use that. Easy as 1-2-3. Case locks are as easy to pick as money boxes. Or you can use a bobby pin, but those are a pain in the ass to use.


"People who put their faith in those locks to prevent stolen hardware will one day learn a hard lesson."

I'll be sure to pad lock my case around you