Well. Now what? I was changing the battery and the power wire snapped off. Any ideas?

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Remove the keypad from safe. Resolder the wire. Reinstall and open safe.

If that’s not possible for some reason, borrow someone else’s keypad to open the safe. Then replace with a mechanical so it never happens again

After anger wore off I managed a temp repair, source for a regular combo anyone?

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This may be the keypad you have: https://mbausa.com/safelogic-keypad-back-lit-battery-drawer-black-chrome/

Repairing yours is certainly cheaper. If you know someone with a professional account at MBA you can possibly save money too.

Cannon sent a new pad today on the house. Anyone here done a conversion to a manual?

This is the best instruction material I know:

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Honestly I would just solder the wires together and continue on with my regularly scheduled life.

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Or worse case, spend the few $100 and have a new lock installed

Fix it to get it open, but in the meantime reach out to Canon and they will replace the keypad free of charge.

Yeap, that’s what I did. This all happened the day before a trip so a slight panic but it’s all worked out..

I work on banking equipment so I deal with locks every day.
For a different electronic lock I recommend these. They are very reliable
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126376216621
They unlock and you spin the face to move the bolt out of the way. So no little motor to fail
But make sure the wires are put in the correct spot or you kill the lock. Battery in the bat hole


If you wish to get dial lock know there are multiple grades. Consumer and higher quality, the cheaper ones are not well made
Good used ones can be had off of eBay. There are many dial locks that came off of ATMs that are available
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=la+gard+dial&_trksid=p2332490.m4084.l1313
Get a change key to set your combo on it
With the videos on YouTube anyone can install one who can change their own oil and tires
Use lock tite (blue) on the screws that hold the lock to the door
Do not close and lock the door until you have locked and unlocked the door many times
Take photos of the inside of the door so if it ever needs to be drilled the photos help mitigate the number of holes needed

FYI the flat keypad. Ie membrane keypads have open edges that will wick water into the buttons and short and corrode the aluminum conductors in the keypad
I seal the edges with clear silicone rtv to make the keypad more waterproof. Put on the edge and wipe off with a paper towel leaving the edge covered

Nearly all of the mechanical locks presented by ebay for "la gard dial" are Chinese (at least on my side of the pond). The locks with the light gray painting. Do not use them. Really bad quality.

If La Gard, then 3330 is the most reliable and 1985 (3 wheels) and 1947 (4 wheels) are most secure. Avoid the 3390.

If Sargent & Greenleaf, then a 6730 as the basic reliable lock, the 6630 as a more secure reliable lock (and the lock which feels nicest when turning the dial, so smooth) and the 8550 as the most secure. Avoid the cheap locks with single locking wheels. Usually these are the unpainted locks.

Thanks for the last two posts. The keypad they sent required me to change the lock since it’s a different plug to the keypad, so I feel much more comfortable working on it now having swapped it once. I’ll look into the ideas above.

Good to know. I deal with 99% digital locks.