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=Effective Plug Diameter=
=Effective Plug Diameter=


The '''Effective Plug Diameter''' (EPD) equals the [[key]] cut depth added to the length of the key pin that creates a [[shear line]].
The '''Effective Plug Diameter''' (EPD) equals the [[key|key's]] cut [[Glossary#cut_root_depth|root depth]] added to the length of the corresponding key pin which creates an operating [[shear line]]. The EPD differs from the diameter of the actual [[plug]].
 
 


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Plug]]
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Key]]
* [[Key gauges]]
* [[Pin-tumbler]]
* [[Pin_tumbler|Pin-tumbler]]


[[Category:Locks]]
[[Category:Locks]]
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Revision as of 20:54, 11 April 2021

Effective Plug Diameter

The Effective Plug Diameter (EPD) equals the key's cut root depth added to the length of the corresponding key pin which creates an operating shear line. The EPD differs from the diameter of the actual plug.


See also

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