lock | The Cryptographer

Location: Abandoned YMCA Building

You arrive at the abandoned YMCA building. The perimeter is closed off with fencing except for one set of stairs leading down to a door sporting a biometric lock. This looks to be the only entrance to the building. You need to get that door open.

Objective: Enter Building

Enter the code.

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Sorry! [PW1] is not the correct code.

[PW1] is correct!
You can now enter the building.

Click on the picture to inspect.

Hints

Hint #1

Each of the screws/buttons in the 4 corners stays open a different amount of time.

Press them in order from the longest to the shortest to open the case.

Hint #2

The top right button stays on the longest.

Hint #3

The bottom left button stays on the next longest.

Hint #4

The last 2 should be bottom right, followed by top left.

Hint #5

If for whatever reason you can't get the cover off using the screws, just double click on the red sensor.

Hint #6

There are 28 transformers on the circuit board. Starting from the 0 in the top left, you need to select consecutive transformers to the left, right, above or below each selected transformer.

Hint #7

Each selected transformer will display the current total voltage of the signal.

You need to make sure the total equals 50 when you connect to the last transformer on the bottom right.

Hint #8

To total 50, think in terms of combinations that total 5v. 8-3 and 10-5 each result in 5v, so using the same number of "+8" and "-3" transformers is important, then use some combination of "+10" and "-5" transformers to work your way to 50v.

Hint #9

There are several paths to end up with 50. One solution is:

Answer

Once the connection is made, you will be provided with the unlock code: 2219