well, im new to drilling vaults, ive been in the industry for 10 years, and ive never drilled anything larger that a coin vault. last company had a locksmith that would travel out from the office and drilled anything with a relocker or a hardplate. So im not sure y it was decided to go through the wall, but hindsight is 20/20 we had no idea y the vault was locked up. this vault had wire relockers, the combo packs were also set screwy, they have to run both to unlock the door, not just one. we were sure that the combos were fine because the were going to the stop point.[/QUOTE]



jgriner

Like you stated most S&V techs and decision makers "have no idea why the vault is locked up." A seasoned tech can diagnose the trouble and drill the door accordingly to neutralize the malfunction without damage. I assume it's the old way of thinking, maybe inexperience in the situation, or incognizant of the door mechanics. In any case it leaves the only another alternative into the vault that comes to mind.

DH