The bottom line is that this lawsuit is over kaba s expensive simplex lock.
Simplex lock rare earth magnet.
This lock can easily be defeated by a magnet but to defeat the lock you must have an extremely powerful rare earth magnet and an understanding of how the lock works and how to use the magnet to defeat the lock.
They re usually found at diy stores and online retailers like amazon.
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.
Specifically rare earth magnets usually made of neodymium.
By placing a magnet small enough to fit in the palm of one s hand on the front of a kaba keyless lock an intruder.
The magnets are fairly cheap and you can pick one up on amazon for under 20 you can get them at home depot lowe s and even michael s too but.
Our security lab conducted an analysis of the simplex 1000 series and documented the critical element within these locks that allow them to be bypassed.
Imo the lawsuit is a bit frivolous.
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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.
This bypass method does not work on all kaba ilco push button locks but it does work on a lot of them the magneto is a high quality rare earth magnet and you must take care in handling it.
A rare earth magnet to be precise.
Thekaba simplex combination lock is commonly used on doors to high security areas like server rooms and other restricted areas.
According to the kaba simplex keyless locks class action lawsuit the pin code technology employed by the locks can be easily overridden with nothing more than a rare earth magnet.
This rare earth magnet can allow many kaba simplex locks to be opened without difficulty leaving no trace.
Use a large magnet for better results.
These cylinder shaped magnets are made of neodymium and offer up to 4 lb.
A kaba simplex series 1000 shown above can be opened in seconds with a strong rare earth magnet virtually all of these locks with the exception of the series 5000 are vulnerable.
Neodymium rare earth magnet use super magnets 1 2 in.
You can actually open some cannon gun safes with the use of a magnet.
When this plate is moved the lock can be opened by turning the handle.
Rare earth magnets are extremely powerful so apply caution when you do this method.
Use super magnets 1 2 in.
