Communications Catalog (CA12042E)

Cobra Locks – Installation Instructions

Cobra Locks are easy to put in place and remove by following these simple instructions:

1. Slip the loose end of the cable through the item to be locked.

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2. Place the loose end through the eye of the lock body itself.

3. Temporarily secure the lock by tightening the bolt with your fingers.

4. To permanently lock the Cobra Lock, either grasp the lock body with pliers and turn set bolt with a wrench until the bolt head breaks off, or, twist the bolt head with your fingers until it breaks off.

Removal Instructions To remove a lock, cut it at the groove with a grinder or heavy-duty pair of bolt cutters, or cut the cable with high-quality lineman’s cutters. Commonly available tools such as pliers, snips, and cutters will not be effec tive against the high quality cable.

Cut here with lineman’s sidecutters.

Cut here with bolt cutters.

Page U201 | October 2017