EVVA MCS

EVVA MCS

EVVA MCS
Name	EVVA MCS
Manufacturer	EVVA
Lock Type	Cylinder
Lock Design	Magnetic
Year(s) Produced	1975-Present
Patent	US 4,084,416

The MCS (or Magnetic Code System) is a magnetic lock made by EVVA. It is one of the few magnetic locks to gain widespread acceptance and is also considered one of the best mechanical locks in the world. The MCS has been sold under a variety of names, including IKON System M (DE) and Mottura MC (IT).

Principles of operation

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Disassembly instructions

Generation 1 (1 active ball bearing, 12 passive ball bearings)

1. Remove c-clip
2. Depress active ball bearing with a tool and slide core towards front
3. Keep checking both ball bearing and gap towards the rear of plug as they will both get caught on the 3 passive pins and 1 active pin as plug moves forward
4. Once plug is out:
   1. Remove split ring sidebar reset system
   2. Remove outer sidebar
   3. Use pliers or knife to snap out plastic sidebar spacer (WARNING! older locks the plastic can be quite brittle, likely it will crack, though cracked sidebar spacers can be repaired with superglue)
   4. Remove inner sidebar to then access the rotors
   5. Rotors can be removed
   6. Repeat for other sidebar

Vulnerabilities

The MCS is considered one of the best mechanical locks in the world.

Confirmed picking and decoding are possible on this lock using an audio attack for feedback.

It is vulnerable to one or more of the following:

• Lockpicking
• Decoding

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See also

• EVVA
• Magnetic lock
• High security lock

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