title: Modern High-security Locks: How To Open Them
author:  Steven Hampton 
description: Steven Hampton became interested in locks and electronics at an early age. At 14 he acquired a set of U.S. Air Force electronic training manuals and began building various transistor circuits by scalping radios and junkyard TVs. At 17 he was making his own lockpicks and was considered a master lockpicker, and by the time he was 18 he'd invented the magnetic padlock, which is still on the market today. After a stint in the navy, he studied digital electronics and worked in many technical fields. He also became interested in the martial arts, studying Tibetan White Crane kung fu, jujitsu and wing chun.
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  Your Electronic Safe Combination:
  Serial #:
  Instructions
  Model No. QAS-1304-12
  BATTERY INSTALLATION
  IMPORTANT
  Record the serial number from the tag on the back of 
  the safe or the tag on the inside of the lock cover plate 
  on the front of the safe.   Record your combination 
  number.
  Keep keys and combination in a secure place away 
  from children.
  DO NOT STORE KEYS OR YOUR COMBINATION 
  INSIDE SAFE
  You will need to use the key to open the safe the first 
  time in order to install the batteries.  At a later time 
  you may need to open the safe with the key if your 
  batteries run down or if you forget your 
  combination.
  Remove the lock cover plate.  Insert the key and 
  turn counterclockwise.  Push down the latch and the 
  door will spring open. (Figure 1)
  When you open the safe door for the first time you 
  will need to install the batteries.
  This safe uses 4 - 1.5V, AA  alkaline batteries 
  (included).  Under normal use, batteries will last 
  about 1 year.  When the batteries ar