Duncan parking meter

[dr galaga]

Thanks for the manual link Ken.

Ken,
How did you come across the Manual...?
I poked around Duncan Industries' web site but couldn't locate any other manuals from links provided...

Looks like you have to go to their legacy site.  When you go to their home page, click on the Legacy Duncan Industries Home Page link near the bottom before the page redirects you.  The manuals are under Support section

[Hollywood80]

Gosh, are these types of things worth much?  I have a Miller that I picked up a few years ago just for the heck of it.  Had the lock drilled by a locksmith, paid about $10 for the locksmith and about $20 for the machine.

[Eric]

I have a Duncan... would like to find a Miller one too someday... they seem to always be drilled/tapped and turned into a lamp around here?
someday....

[scalebowler]

Is there another place that I can get the domes from? I had to stop using ebay after they started the paypal only thing. I do appreciate you finding the ebay listing for me. I did think about contacting the city to see if they had some but I am a little afraid that they will think I stole it and will try to do something.

[Creighton]

>but I am a little afraid that they will think I stole it and will try to do something
Same problem I ran into with mine. The City of San Fran. replaced all their parking meters with digital. I bought two old mechinical units from a guy that had hundreds of them. Lock smiths wouldn't help. Somebody on the this board provided a contact persn for keys but I never could get ahold of them. I tried drilling one but it didn't work. One works great and is on a pole in the driveway. The other is a mighty fine paperweight :-)
Creigthon

[scalebowler]

I am actually thinking of spending the day tomorrow seeing if I can pick the lock. Not sure how hard that would be but I don't have anything else to do so I might as well give it a shot. What exactly do the keys for these things look like anyway? I did a search on google but I did not find anything useful mostly pictures of parking meters or some really strange looking keys.

[Creighton]

They are strange looking keys. Nasty lock. Wish you best of luck on the lock picking. Will be interested in how that goes.
Creighton

[dr galaga]

I ended up drilling the lock on mine. 

[scalebowler]

Well the coin door was allready unlocked so I took it appart to see how it worked. That is a nasty looking lock. You have to pull the tumblers tward the center on both sides. I tried pulling the tumblers out of the lock but those things are in there good. Anyone have any ideas how to take them out?

[scalebowler]

Ok I have given up on picking the lock. Everytime I get somewhere one of the tumblers snaps back and you have to start all over again. I am now going to try something different. I was thinking that I could make a "key" that will pull all the tumblers to where I need them. I am going to use the coin door lock as a guide because they are close if not the same lock.