Lock and Key types

 

Since all locks are definitely not the same, it’s best to know about their basic differences and purposes so that you can make the right choices in applying locks and keys to your daily life for enhanced security and protection.

Since days of old

Locks and keys have been with us for thousands of years. Temples, tombs, treasure chambers, homes and palaces have all been guarded by locks and keys in one form or another since the dawn of man. This was and is for a reason; they work! Look around you in today’s world – locks and keys are literally everywhere we look.

Use the right lock

Locks are not built to be the same. For example look at the locking mechanism guarding the vault at your bank. Now, compare that with the lock securing your daughter’s diary. Not quite the same is it? This is because locks and keys have different levels of protection offered.

High Security Locks

These and bump proof locks are all the rage lately and with good reason. They are not expensive but can protect your property better than most “ordinary” locks as they can’t be picked open, bumped open, pried, smashed or even shot open! Too good to be true? Not at all!

Transponder Keys

If your car is a model from 1995 on, you are using a transponder key to start and drive it. To transpond means to transmit and that’s what this key does. It transmits a radio signal to your car’s onboard computer – if that signal is recognized, your car starts.

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