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Rancho Cordova Transponder Key Sales & Service

Transponders keys are programmed to transmit or receive a predetermined frequency. This frequency is unique to the transponder and the device it is communicating with. The device the transmitter interacts with is usually communicating with radar or sonar. For an automobile key transponder, a device behind the steering wheel receives the signal sent by the […]

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Rancho Cordova & Gold River Fire Department Compliancy With Knox Boxes

Rancho Cordova Lock & Key can help you become ADA Compliant and keep your local Fire Department happy with the accessibility of your building. Once of the services we provide is installing and servicing Knox Box Rapid Entry systems. A knox box is a small safe that is mounted on one of the walls in […]

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Locksmith Tools for Beginners

Useful Locksmith tools for beginners A useful tool for locksmithing is an End cap removal tool. This helps in taking off the end cap for a lot of deadbolts. Another useful tool when starting out as a locksmith is called a follower. The follower helps you pull a lock apart when re-keying it. HPC has […]

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Starting out as a Locksmith part 2

Read Part 1 here. Chances are, expensive homes will have better locks than the low to mid-range priced homes. At these houses, you’ll sometimes find Baldwin locks. Baldwin locks often accept Schlage keys. Furthermore, Baldwin is another company that uses the Kwikset style keys. There are three different grades of locks. When looking for high […]

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Welcome to the blog page of Rancho Cordova Lock and Key. Not only do we want to provide the best locksmith services in Sacramento Valley, we strive to provide useful physical security information through our blog posts. Rancho Cordova Lock and Key is owned and operated by Professional Lock and Safe. So if you don’t […]

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Starting Out As A Locksmith

Part 1 Are you thinking about becoming a locksmith? A good place to start is with residential locksmith work. The most common customer request is a house re-key. You need to be familiar with the type of locks involved in a house re-key. On houses of low to mid ranged quality, you will commonly find […]

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