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| =BiLock EX/NG=
| | #REDIRECT [[BiLock NG]] |
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| {{Lock model
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| | name = BiLock EX/NG
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| | Img = File:BiLock_NG_cylinder.jpg
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| | maker = [[Australian Lock Company]]
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| | lock_type = [[Cylinder]]
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| | lock_design = [[Sidebar]]
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| | years_produced = 1998 - present
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| | related = [[BiLock]]<br>[[BiLock QC]]
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| | patent = [http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=lYoQAAAAEBAJ US 6,681,609]
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| }}
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| The '''BiLock EX''' (or '''BiLock NG''', '''BiLock New Generation''') is a [[UL 437]]-rated dual-[[sidebar]] lock made by [[Australian Lock Company]]. The BiLock EX uses twelve pins arranged in two rows of six. Each row of pins uses a separate sidebar located at 3 and 9 o'clock in the plug. The BiLock NG is easily identified by the U-shaped key and keyway.
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| The BiLock EX supercedes the earlier [[BiLock]]. It also comes in a interchangeable core format known as the [[BiLock QC]].
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| __TOC__
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| == Principles of operation ==
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| The BiLock uses two rows of six pin-tumbler pins and five sidebar [[Side pin|finger pins]]. To open the lock, all pin-tumblers properly raised to a height that allows the side bar legs to retract into small holes located in the key pins. Every pin has a second, shallow hole drilled in it. This hole is deep enough to allow the pin to set under sidebar pressure but too shallow to allow the sidebar to fully retract.
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| BiLocks are unique because they contain no driver/top pins and therefore the lock has no traditional [[shear line]]. There are ? depths for pin-tumblers, allowing for ? theoretical key [[differs]] for each pin stack. The [[MACS]] for this lock is ? depths, giving the ? around ? real key differs. [[Master keying]] is available by using pins with wider sidebar holes.
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| The BiLock EX also has what is traditionally known as an [[interactive]] element in the key that was implemented to add an extra layer of security and extend the original patent of the lock. BiLock refers to this element as a "trigger" which is held between the two blades by the plastic key head. In its rest position the Trigger protrudes through a small opening in the key blade. As the key enters the keyway, the bottom of the keyway channel forces the front of the trigger upward into a lift pin. When the lift pin is raised, it drags a blocking bar up and out of the way of the right side bar, allowing it to retract.
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| <div align="center"><gallery>
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| File:BiLock_NG_sidebar.jpg|BiLock Sidebar.
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| </gallery></div>
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| '''Notes'''
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| * BiLock keys are cut then folded to create their U-shape.
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| == Disassembly instructions ==
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| The BiLock EX is easy to disassemble, but the moving element uses a number of small components that need to be considered.
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| # Remove the [[cam]] or C-clip.
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| # Remove the [[plug]] from the cylinder. A [[plug follower]] is not needed because there are no driver pins.
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| # Remove the faceplate from the front of the lock to access the moving element and the pin chamber cover.
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| == Vulnerabilities ==
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| The BiLock EX may be vulnerable to one or more of the following:
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| * [[Lockpicking]]
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| * [[Impressioning]]
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| * [[Decoding]]
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| '''Notes'''
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| * The BiLock EX cannot be bumped because it is ''not'' a [[pin-tumbler]] lock.
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| == Gallery ==
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| <div align="center"><gallery>
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| </gallery></div>
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Australian Lock Company]]
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| * [[Sidebar]]
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| [[Category:Australian Lock Company|BiLock EX]]
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| [[Category:Sidebar locks]]
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