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[title] Explanation | |
[* red] Most euro cylinders have a weak spot where the tread for the fixing screw is. You can easily break the lock by fatiguing the metal until it snaps. | |
[* violet] There are ways to protect against this, with p. ex. hardened insterts that hold the lock together. | |
- | [* icon_note] These protections, |
- | [* black] Professionals use a tool called a Cylinder Cracker for this. The adjustable clamp adaptor which |
+ | [* icon_note] These protections, in contrast to drill protection, are typically only found in high-end security locks, however. |
+ | [* black] Professionals use a tool called a Cylinder Cracker for this purpose. The adjustable clamp adaptor, which features a profile on the inside, grips the cylinder and easily breaks it, even if there's very little overhead (only approximately 2 mm required for high-quality tools) to grab onto. |