Transitioning from Mechanical to Electronic Locks

What is involved when customer wants to change from metal keys to electronic access control?


For situations where the dimension is less than will allow a ¾” thick strike, the slimmer ½” #9400 will work. For situations where the horizontal dimension does not allow direct deployment of either the ½” #9400 or a ¾” #9500 or #9600, HES has 1/8” shim plates (9600-108 Spacer Plate), which can be placed under the rim strike to increase the effective thickness of the lock. Care must be taken to avoid a condition where exit device’s latch interferes with the strike’s backplate.

For those installations where security monitoring is required, HES offers both the Latch Bolt Monitor (LBM) option which provides a dry form “C” dry contact output indicating whether the latch is extended into the strike, and the Latch Bolt Strike Monitor (LBSM) which provides a form “C” dry contact output indicating that both the strike is electrically locked, and the latch is extended into the strike.

All the strikes may be easily field-adjusted for either fail secure (power off=locked; power applied = unlocked) or failsafe (power off= unlocked; power applied = locked.)

Standard features include:

Completely surface mounted

Decorative cover for sleek new look (9400 only)

Stainless steel construction

Tamper resistant

Static strength 1,500 lbs.

Dynamic strength 70 ft-lbs.

Endurance 500,000 cycles

Field selectable fail safe/fail secure

Dual voltage 12 or 24 VDC

Horizontal adjustment

Non-handed

Internally mounted solenoid

Five year limited warranty

The 2005M SMART Pac II™ is an in-line power control that extends the warranty on electrical strike components to five years and enables the 9400, 9500 and 9600 to receive input voltages from 12 to 32V AC or DC and provides 12 or 24VDC output. Under continuous duty operation, the output VDC is reduced by 25% to extend the life of the electric strike. The SMART Pac II™ includes an in-line fuse, MOV to protect against possible inrush and reverse surges, and a 2-8 second adjustable timer.

SMART PAC II standard features include:

Accepts wide range of input voltage: 12-32 Volts AC or DC

Output 12VDC or 24 VDC with inputs of 24 Volts or greater*

Built-in bridge rectifier

Built-in surge protection / voltage regulation

Operates in Fail-Secure and Fail-Safe modes

Activation timer: keeps strike energized for set period of time, adjustable from 2-8 seconds

Continuous duty timer: reduces initial voltage by 25% after set period of time, to provide cooler more efficient operation of strike

Extends the warranty of HES electric strikes

For swinging doors with cylindrical locks, HES has two “no cutting required” models, the #8000 for non-fire-rated openings, and the #8300 for fire-rated openings. The “no cut” feature makes these strikes relatively easy to install, and in the case of the #8300, makes them legal for fire rated doors because it is not necessary to cut the frame. This electric strike complies with NFPA 80-07 guidelines for retrofit into fire-rated frames.

With the #8000 and #8300, the strike body is a separate part number than the faceplate, so it is necessary to order both a strike and a faceplate if you expect to perform an installation.

The faceplates come in a variety of finishes and sizes with the ANSI 4 7/8” being the typical size for metal frames.

With the proper faceplate, these strikes can be also used on wooden and aluminum frames. Faceplates are available in seven finishes. Faceplate Sizes include:

801: 4-7/8” X 1-1/4” (square corners)

801b: 4-7/8” X 1-1/4” (radiused corners)

802: 7-15/16” x 1-7/16” for use on aluminum frames

803: 6-7/8” x 1-1/4” radius corners & flat faceplate

805: 9” x 1-3/8” radius corners & flat faceplate

The 8000 series’ concealed design increases security. Because no cutting is required to the face of the door frame, the finished installation is less conspicuous and less likely to be noticed or attacked.

Vertical adjustability accommodates door sag and misalignment

Standard features include:

No cutting on frame required

Vertical adjustability to accommodate door sag and misalignment

Tamper resistant

Static strength 1,500 lbs.

Dynamic strength 70 ft-lbs.

Endurance 500,000 cycles

Field selectable fail safe/fail secure

Dual voltage 12 or 24 VDC/VAC

Non-handed

Internally mounted solenoid

Accommodates 1/2”-5/8” latchbolt (5/8” with 1/8” door gap)

Strike body depth 1-1/16”

Strike body width decreased to 1-7/16” to increase frame compatibility

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