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torez:
You could try to pick it.  Might be fun, if you succeed:).  There are many places you can start on this online.  This will be less messy and less extreme.
Stobe:
Add me to the list of those that have drilled out a lock, just to find the key at the bottom of the cab.  :banghead:

I went through a few drill bits in the process.  But the main premise is you only need to mangle the lock enough to get the latch to slide past the wood its hitting.

Also, if you think about whats holding that latch onto the backside of the lock, its usually a short screw.  I ended up shoving a flat blade screwdriver into the keyhole, and turning it back and forth until I finally loosened the back screw and the latch wiggled enough to get the door open.

Hope some of this helps.

-Stobe
Doughbroz:
I've had pretty good luck drilling straight through locks with a good quality 1/4 inch bit.  First, feel all around the inside front of the cabinet in case a key is hanging there, and open the control panel for a look inside if applicable.  Try tilting the cabinet backward in case the key is in the bottom, then look around with flashlight and mirror.  Sometimes its pretty easy to remove the monitor glass and reach around or over it to get to the lock and unscrew the hasp. 
saint:
Explain away :) Every arcade collector sooner or later runs into this.


--- Quote from: SavannahLion on July 22, 2007, 12:26:47 am ---Check around inside, like inside the coin door itself. I thought I didn't have a key and the person before me didn't have one either. So as I'm pulling my coin door apart to clean and inspect it, the key to the back door was hanging on a small coil spring on one of the coin mechs. Go figure.  ::)

The forum has a number of posts similar to mine. Make sure you don't have the key before you drill out the lock.

Does Saint allow us to explain how to drill out these locks or is it left up to the poor guy to figure it out?

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FrizzleFried:
Drill the lock...insert flat-head screw driver...twist like a mo-fo!

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