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Electrified hardware: strikes, maglocks and electric locks

Electrified hardware is specified by what happens when the power goes: fail safe unlocks, fail secure stays locked.

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Electrified hardware

Electrified hardware is specified by what happens when the power goes: fail safe unlocks, fail secure stays locked. After that come the voltage, the door and frame prep, and the power supply that runs it.

How to choose

What actually decides the part number

Fail safe or fail secureFail safe releases when power is removed. Fail secure stays locked from outside when power is removed. The choice follows how the door has to behave in an alarm or a power cut, and it changes the part number.
Electric strikesAn electric strike replaces the strike in the frame and releases the latch. It has to suit the lock or exit device latch and the frame, and 12 or 24 VDC is chosen to match the power supply.
Magnetic locksA magnetic lock holds the door with an electromagnet and has no latch, so it always needs a way to release for people leaving. Whether one is allowed on a door, and how it has to release, depends on the building. We sell listed hardware and confirm the specification in writing. We are not code consultants; your Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) makes the final call.
Standalone keypad locksA standalone keypad or touchscreen lock stores its codes in the lock and runs on batteries, with no wiring and no network. We do not sell app, wifi or networked smart locks.
Power and wiringStrikes, magnetic locks and electromechanical locks need a power supply sized to the load, and an electrified hinge or power transfer to carry the wire into the door.

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What we confirm with you

Confirmed in writingFail safe or fail secure, voltage, the lock or exit device it works with, the frame or door prep, and how it will be powered.
AvailabilityHES electric strikes, Securitron and SDC magnetic locks, SDC latch retraction kits, Sargent and BEST electromechanical locks, Hager electrified hinges, Altronix power supplies, and Alarm Lock, Sargent and Baldwin standalone keypad locks, about 800 part numbers. Some lines are stocked. Most are special order from the manufacturer, typically 4 to 6 weeks and sometimes longer, and the quote states it.

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