How do you open a briefcase without breaking it?

How To Open Your Briefcase If You Can’t Remember The Combination

1. Find the Tightest Dial. The first step to opening your briefcase lock is finding the tightest dial.
2. Set it to Zero. Now that you have found the tightest number dial, you want to set it to zero (0).
3. Check the Second Tightest Dial.
4. Find the Third Number.

How do you open an old VIP suitcase without a key?

Soon after I buy I did a grave mistake of forgetting the key or you may say password and that was a nightmare. Suitcases that came with zippers can be opened by jamming a pen into the middle of the zipper. Just simply “zip up” the suitcase, just simply move the zippers ( lock still attached) back and forth.

How do you reset a briefcase lock?

Reset the Lock Press and hold the reset button with your finger, ball point pen, or small screwdriver. Keep holding the button down as you reset the numbers. Rotate the combination numbers to the new combination that you want to use. Release the reset button.

How do you open an old Hartmann suitcase?

Turn the dials on the lock to “000” or the last code used. Slide the “Hartmann” nameplate to the right. You will notice the word “Open” under the plate. Open the case and look at the back of the lock from the inside of the luggage.

How do I unlock my Samsonite briefcase if I forgot the code?

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1. Press the reset button and hold it while rotating the number dials to the desired combination.
2. Release the reset button after you set the numbers to the new combination.
3. Test the combination by turning the dials to the new code to open the lock.

How do I unlock TSA luggage lock without key?

Just reset the combination:

1. Set the dial to 000.
2. Turn the shackle at a 90 degree angle from the lock position.
3. Push the shackle down (outside of the lock).
4. Set the desired code.
5. Pull the shackle up.
6. Turn it back to the lock position.

How do you open a 3 digit lock?

Roll the middle dial until the appropriate number lines up with the number to its left. Do the same for the right-most number. Your three-digit combination should now show, left to right, lined up with the scored hash marks. Pull the body of the lock away from the U-shaped metal ring without turning any of the dials.

How to set a combination lock on a briefcase?

A new briefcase will probably have a default combination such as 1-1-1 or a random number.

How to unlock a luggage lock?

– Pull the body of the lock and the U-shaped ring away from each other to put pressure on the mechanism inside the lock. – Pull the body of the lock away from its attachment, or, if the lock is not attached, apply pressure on the U-shaped ring away from the body of the lock – Roll the dial closest to the U-shaped ring slowly, while keeping steady pressure on the mechanism. – Repeat the previous step with the middle dial, and then the farthest dial. Leave the dial set when you find the click, moving onto the next dial.

How do I unlock a Samsonite combination lock?

To reset the combination lock on Samsonite luggage, turn the numbers on the lock to the previous code or to 0-0-0, which is the default combination. Press and hold the reset button on the side of the lock.

How do you unlock a combination lock?

Determine the combination for the lock with multiple dials. You can usually find this series of numbers on a sticker attached to the lock at the time of purchase. Adjust each dial on the combination lock to its appropriate setting. Pull the padlock portion of the lock up to unlock the multiple dial combination lock.