Key for Atari Kangaroo cab?

[Master Phruby]

Is there a site I can buy a key for the back of my Atari Kangaroo cab? Any idea how to pick the lock?

[[d2f]Iggy*SJB]

Did you look inside the coin door? Often times, operators would keep a spare back door key in there.

 

Some say lock picking is easy, others, say "just drill it". I've never been able to pick a lock, so I've just drilled them out. Only takes a few minutes.

[racerx]

No telling what lock it is.

Before picking or drilling though, try to turn the whole lock assembly with some vice-grips and a sturdy flat blade screwdriver. I can almost always twist the lock far enough to disengage the cam.

 

 

[Master Phruby]

This lock is a circular one and its in the coin. A flat head wouldn't work.

[Hyperboy]

I've had to drill out a million of these. I purchased a huge lot of barrel locks and put them in all my cabs front and back so they are keyed alike. Drill..Replace..Forget.

 

Sent from my phrenologists waiting room.

[Master Phruby]

I went ahead and drilled it out. It wasn't hard. Now I can replace the joystick and buttons. I cleaned out 40 years of dirty from the monitor and bezel. Otherwise the cab is very clean.