Types of Locks
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by: harryplm05
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Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 Time: 4:54 AM
If you are looking for a locksmith to install a door lock on your property, then you need to discuss with them the type of lock you are looking for and you need to know what the pros and cons of different locks are and how to go about choosing the best one for you. Many people aren't even aware that there are different kinds of locks and so wouldn't know how to go about choosing the right ones, but this is a mistake considering how different various kinds of locks are and how different their unique advantages and weaknesses are. Here we will look at some different types of locks to help you decide.
Cylinder Lock: A cylinder lock is the kind of lock that most of us are familiar with. This is the lock you are most likely to have for your front door lock and it will usually use a key that has a round handle and the blade with the teeth coming straight up out of it. At the same time the cylinder lock itself is also distinctive for having a thick piece of cylindrical metal in its working which is sometimes also visible on the outside. This cylinder actually has a small cylinder inside held in place by pins that are removed once the blades of the keys are inserted.
Protector Lock: A protector lock is a more effective form of defense as a door lock and for a long time was considered completely unpickable.
Detector Lock: Another highly effective form of lock. These work by recognizing when someone is trying to pick them or when someone tries to use a skeleton key, and they thus then 'shut down' in order to prevent any further tampering.
Level Lock: A lever lock meanwhile has more of a lever action where the key flicks the lever thereby unlocking it and removing the bolt that holds the door in place. These are the kinds of door lock you are more likely to find on interior doors to bathrooms and bedrooms and the key is distinctive for being long (with a long neck) and having the blade right at the end at a right angle. This means that the key is inserted further into the door.
Magnetic Locks: Magnetic locks are digital locks that use a powerful magnetic charge to hold the door in place until the correct PIN or keycard is used for the access control to release it. These are very effective because they can't be picked, but also because it's impossible to 'lose keys'. More tight access control can also be achieved by altering the PIN code, or by adding and removing key cards from the system.
Church Lock: A church key or gate key opens a church lock. This is essentially a simplified lever lock that can be twisted around as long as the blade at the end of the neck is the right length. This is an arbitrary level of security that is used more to just keep things closed which is why it is used mainly on gates and church doors historically.
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