Not quite a lock picking story, but in the same realm. The Captain was messing with our safe today, trying to figure out how to remove the rivets which secure it to the ground. The locking mechanism is electronic with a key backup (which we don't have). Somehow the batteries came free from their housing unit... on the inside of the safe. He likely removed the battery cover in his fuckerings and slammed the door of the safe, dislodging the batteries. And then he turned the handle, locking the safe. Insert me, trying to unfucker things.
Sentry safe. More of a fire protection box as it is lined with asbestos. Counter clockwise rotation on the code pad removes it. On the back is a wire mount with four wires. Two are labeled + and -. These supply power to the code pad. Be me with nothing but office and medical supplies. Macgyver instincts kick in. Sentry safe website says the locking mechanism is 6V, 4 AA batteries. So I use paperclips and medical tape to wire the batteries in series. Paperclips to use as probes on the ends.
Literally a 6V battery pack. Always remember to scrap the paperclips against a rough surface to remove a bit of the outer coating. Touch the ends together briefly, paperclips immediately get warm, telling me the circuit is complete even if the resistance is high. I jam the ends of the paperclips into the + and - wire couplings.
I hear a beep. With power restored to the electric code pad, I type in the code and the safe pops open.
Alternatively, these safes can be opened with a rare earth magnet to the top left of the door. The pin that prevents the operation of the door handle is solenoid actuated and vulnerable to a magnetic attack. I just didn't have my rare earth magnets with me.
