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Assembly of the Rosengrens (Gunnebo) RKL-10 lock
This is a description on how I assemble the RKL-10 lock made by Rosengrens (Gunnebo). I must point out that Rosengrens is in no way involved in, nor have contributed to this paper. It is only a description on how I do it and should it turn out that any action described in here will cause any problem in the lock with time the fault is mine and mine alone. Also the part names are the names I use and I do not know what their proper names might be. The need to take apart and re-assemble can arise if you want to clean the lock or if you should have a lock with no keys. Please read through the entire instruction once before you start. When assembled like this the lock will be in position to be set to a new key. This instruction, and illustrations are of the 9-cut design lock but it can be used to help assembling the early 8-cut version as well.
Willenhall S2 description and opening
The S2 started life as a laminated lock (S1) then they made the S2 version of cast alloy with a steel top and bottom plate this has a brass-bolt and uses serrated open-ended levers (detainer's if you like) there was ALWAYS a No4 'lift-lever' as the first lever inside the cap....
Lengthening Safe keys
Kromer-Convar-Type for Tann/Vardeskydd Safes Tools and blanks needed: Powerlock 3G 6” keyblank or similar (Powerlocks were used on Tann so the key bow is similar) Silca 5ME3 Securikey/Kromer Blank....Chubb Euro Safes
CHUBB EUROSAFE IDENTIFICATION. There is some confusion about over the modern range of Euro grade safes from Chubb, so hopefully this article will be of assistance....SECU TRS22 Opening
Following is an article by a newcomer to the safe engineers site, Gerald Unger of Austria. This is a nice little article on opening the TRS 22 As many engineers in the UK may not have seen the lock before, I have added a couple of pictures of the Burg Watchter Magnum safe with this lock fitted....
Time Lock Mounting
Posted by: Paul Cunneen Drawing from his long and distinguished carreer in the safe world, Paul Cunneen has, in this article, drawn up some diagrams for us to show how to fit time locks in difficult to install areas of a safe....AED Locking System
Here Paul has come up with an ingenious idea for creating an AED when:...SALAMANDER SAFES
I’m sure many have heard of a Salamander safe and thought it was a brand name. In reality, the term Salamander relates to a type of safe. Even so, what a strange name to apply to the feature of a safe! It evolved from mythology. Ancient stories tell of a Salamander being able to survive fire and even extinguish flames! Hey! Salamander would be a great name to indicate a fire resistant safe!...Above ground floor safe installation
Here we have another article by Paul Cunneen - this one on the installation of underfloor safes, but in an above ground situation. There are many reasons for wanting to do this, and hopefully Paul's article will clarify a few questions....
