Cable TV gurus? Employees? I'll pay you for help.
 

This deserves its own thread, it's driving me nutty!

I need to get into the cable box on the outside of my house. Basically the cover slides straight off, but now there is a lock installed. It spins freely by hand and does nothing. Here is a pic:

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8480/cable2ug.jpg

Here are pictures of the three tools I have tried to use so far

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2564/noncam14la.jpg

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7117/cam11vo.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/1737/cabletool33uh.jpg

$10 to anybody who gives me information about what type of tool to use and where I can get one. The hole in the middle of the lock is roughly 1/8" maybe just a hair smaller. None of the tools I have tried so far even fit in it.

Re: Cable TV gurus? Employees? I'll pay you for help.
 

http://www.prosatellitesupply.com/to...ermination.htm
http://www.prosatellitesupply.com/im...nationTool.jpg

edit: oh is that the third one that you are talking about ? according to whole bunch of info online this IS the right tool for it... some even us a hanger and screwdriver to open it LOL

Re: Cable TV gurus? Employees? I'll pay you for help.
 

im sure what jon is trying to do is 'not legal' ;)

Re: Cable TV gurus? Employees? I'll pay you for help.
 

they might not care LOL just ask anyway

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Sledge + Craftsmen screwdriver ftw :)

then return the screwdriver for a new one. haha

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didnt you have a post awhile ago about this? that sucks that the tools didnt work. but what happens if that box has been tampered? because the sludge hammer idea would work haha.

Re: Cable TV gurus? Employees? I'll pay you for help.
 

you REALLY think the screwdriver will BREAK?!? lol

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That won't work. I need the correct tool so I can re-install the lock when I am done.

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Not necessarily. I was thinking more along the lines of it'll get bent to ---- :6

I know.. i've been looking for ya man. I don't see anything :-\

I think my neighbor used to install cable.. I'll ask him

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have you tried using a lock pick tool set. im sure one of your friends has one. tell him to come over and have at it or buy one. or are those locks suppose to be a lot different then a normal key hole? also the only way to find out what type of lock it probibly is, is to either brake it and look, or know the company and have a insider tell you. because im guessing all those tools you already bougth should of worked for a normal one.