On 5/29/07, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon at gjcp.net> wrote:
I know the key for the front panel on my MicroVAX 3300
resembles a bike
lock key but without any of the "plungers". In fact, although I have
the plastic key that came with it, my bike lock key and my sister's
Krooklok key fit it!
Any "standard" tubular key should work. All that's required is the
locator tooth to grab the switch body, and an appropriate diameter to
fit down into the groove. Personally, I like to use the plastic keys
that come with the equipment in the first place, because I don't want
to induce wear on the switch by repeated insertions of a metal key
into a plastic switch body.
In the absence of a plastic key, for the newer machines (11/24,
11/44...), one could just go to a locksmith and buy a blank tubular
key. With no notches, it shouldn't be more than a couple of dollars.
-ethan