[rescue] RS/6000 320 key needed

[Madeline Autumn-Rose]

Can you remove the lock from an RS/6000 without the key if the machine is unlocked(ish)? I have a back burnered RS/6000 i can open that i need to get working.

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> On Aug 13, 2025, at 14:34, Dennis Boone via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> These medeco keys are not "normal" keys with a different keyway, but
>> also use the pin rotation (the cuts on the key are at an angle,
>> instead of perpendicular), so it's not as easy as "go to a locksmith
>> and get it repinned".
> 
> Actually, though, since the patent has expired, you should be able to
> get blanks, measure the pins and determine the valid rotation by
> examining the lock, and make a key _or_ have the lock repinned.  Without
> a working key, you'd have to just uncap the chambers, but you could
> reassemble it after working out the correct key without much more than
> some tools and maybe some replacement chamber caps.  Some of these locks
> actually use set screws as chamber caps, though I doubt that'd be true
> on the smaller keyswitch types.
> 
> At the key level, there are only three rotations, it's not an arbitrary
> angle.  (Inside, there's another distinction, but that's just about
> deterring picking.)
> 
> I have at least one machine with matching keys; I'll have to do a little
> examining to see if I can determine blank type.
> 
> And yes, one has to get the $%^&*() lock out of the machine first. :)
> 
> De
> 
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