Can you simply use your finger to release the frame hook lock (if unlocked) to move it up and down on the vertical rail? Or must you use the key?
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The slide release is a ratchet click operation you operate with your finger. The key lock is used to lock the release from being operated. Once my bike is loaded, the bar is pushed down to secure the bike and it can be locked at that point to stop any unauthorized movement or left unlocked so when you reach your destination, a simple push releases the ratchet.
226637
Hi there, if the lock is already unlocked, the key is not required to operate the release lever for the frame hook. Thanks!
226638
It's easy to push in the button and then slide it up and down to where you want it. You don't even have to push the button in to slide it down as it's just a release so it can slide up. There is a lock built in to it so when you use the key it locks the button so you can't push in the button which keeps it from sliding up.
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The devise moves up toward the slide when you push up to lock the slide. The only issue I can foresee is will your thumb be able to contact the slide release/lock with a thicker grip. For me, I would modify the grip before I would give up the lock, it make locking and releasing the slide much more reliable, especially doing malfunction drills.
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Dear Lady Finger, There is a hinged up. But you can do both..... "push your finger in or lift the hinge." Hope I answered your question.
1029368
Yes. Locks when all the way extended and when all the way down. There is a button you push to unlock.
756087
Absolutely. Right in the manual. I get the impression that maybe (and just maybe) earlier ones of this model did not have this option. If you have any problems activating this feature, just message me back or call or email Barska. You can also friend them on Facebook and they have answered questions for me there very promptly. The more I have mine, the more I appreciate getting it. And be sure to register several fingers and three or four angles on each finger. Makes for much more reliable openings on the first try! Happy Holidays - Steve/OHIO
436306
Couldn't you just use a Glock punch tool? Seems to me like pressing on the nub should enable you to move it off.
2171684
It only has two locking positions verticle or horizontal. When you move it from the vertical position to the horizontal you have to raise it about 5-10 degrees above horizontal and let it back down and it will lock horizontal. Id you wish to lower it you have to follow the same procedure before it will let you return it to the vertical position.
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Push it in line with the handle (as in, push from the tip of the carabiner toward the handle), and it will unlock. It took me a few minutes to figure that out, too ;)
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The flip lock has to be opened up (popped up), and it is very challenging to do with one hand. Then you need to hold it open so that the spray can go straight ahead and not at your feet. The slide lock (only type I will get) just slides one way to lock and one way to unlock. Very easy to do with one hand, and then you are ready to spray. Or walk with it in the armed position if you feel unsafe.
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You actually need to pull it towards the pulley and item (ie kayak) to unlock the pulley system, and since the item is centered you have to pull it off to the side as well. I don't think I can unlock it pulling straight down.
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Mine has a little play in the latching. You should be able to just insert the key and turn but may need to press down slightly to release. I have had some trouble with my combination #s to unlock though. I use a combination of 2 or 3 #s pushed at the same time for one of my combinations. This sometimes does not work if I push the sequence too quickly. I do like being able to use more than one finger stroke to equal one entry. I.E. #1 and #2 pushed simutaniously to equal one #.Unless there is quite a bit of gap it sounds like about the same as mine. I have two and the second one does have more gap than the last one I purchased. Mine has a little play in the latching. You should be able to just insert the key and turn but may need to press down slightly to release. I have had some trouble with my combination #s to unlock though. I use a combination of 2 or 3 #s pushed at the same time for one of my combinations. This sometimes does not work if I push the sequence too quickly. I do like being able to use more than one finger stroke to equal one entry. I.E. #1 and #2 pushed simutaniously to equal one #.Unless there is quite a bit of gap it sounds like about the same as mine. I have two and the second one does have... » Read More Mine has a little play in the latching. You should be able to just insert the key and turn but may need to press down slightly to release. I have had some trouble with my combination #s to unlock though. I use a combination of 2 or 3 #s pushed at the same time for one of my combinations. This sometimes does not work if I push the sequence too quickly. I do like being able to use more than one finger stroke to equal one entry. I.E. #1 and #2 pushed simutaniously to equal one #.Unless there is quite a bit of gap it sounds like about the same as mine. I have two and the second one does have more gap than the last one I purchased. « Show Less
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Yes, you can use the key to unlock it. But I tried to avoid using key because if you don't insert the key right into the keyhole, you scratch the area around it and that makes the lock look ugly.
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There is a piece that you push with your thumb. It has a safety as well so you can't close on your thumb. Very easily used with one hand, I do it several times everyday.
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It's a spring loaded mechanism. Sometimes, you have to use a blunt object to depress the unlocking protocols, which cannot be done using your finger. If you have a chopstick, or something hard, that will do the job.
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No there's no lock. Press down firmly to keep it in place. It's made for easy adjustment so that is the reason it moves when you lift from the bottom. If your hitting it from the bottom it will move on you.
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You can lock it from both sides, but only one side needs a key/finger. The other is a push button
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I pull mine at an angle to release/lock. If you have enough clearance at the ceiling, you could probably push the paddleboard slightly to one direction while unlocking or locking to make it easier.