Electromagnetic Lock

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“The mag-lock door's still active. It's regulated by the resistors plugged into that relay. If you can find a way to yank 'em out… magnets fail, doors open.”

― Charles Milton Porter

“Warning. Magnetic Locking Relay Overload.”

― Error Message

Electromagnetic Locks are specialized locks found exclusively in the BioShock 2 Downloadable Content Minerva's Den. They are mainly found on rooms containing special items, and, unlike normal code locks, they cannot be hacked. They can only be disabled by the force of the Gravity Well Plasmid, which pulls the resistors out of the relay, causing the power to turn off and the lock to fall off.

Locations

Minerva's Den

• Corporate Offices in the Executive Wing.
• Elevator leading to Operations, required to advance past the level.

Operations

• Data Processing area of the Programming Wing.
• Entrance of the Turbine and Turbine Maintenance sections of Climate Control.

Help Caption

“	Some doors are locked magnetically. Nearby resistor relays regulate the flow of power to the electromagnets. Dislodging the resistors using Gravity Well will disable the mag-lock, opening the door.	”

Gallery

An electromagnetic lock bars the way.

The resistors, keeping the door locked.

Behind the Scenes

• The Electromagnetic Locks can also be disabled with the blast from a Rocket Spear.
• The Electromagnetic Locks' and their resistors' in-game models were designed by Brandon Pham.