HES 9000 SERIES: A Selection of Strikes for Most Installations

With a new enhanced design, the 9600 series Genesis III™ continues to set the standard for surface mounted electric strikes. The 9600 accommodates rim exit devices in metal or wood jambs. The 9600 features an internally mounted solenoid and two stainless steel, independently-operating locking mechanisms. The 9600 is easy to install, with all components encased in the ¾” thick stainless steel housing, requiring no cuts to the jamb prior to installation.

 

Specifications:

UL listed to ANSI 250.13 Severe Windstorm

UL1034 burglary-resistant listed

ANSI/BHMA, A156.31 Grade 1 (#E09731, #E09732)

Patent # 6,390,520

Frame application:

Metal

Wood

Electrical:

.45 Amps @ 12VDC continuous duty

.25 Amps @ 24VDC continuous duty

Standard Features:

• Completely surface mounted
• Stainless steel construction
• Tamper resistant
• Static strength 1,500 lbs.
• Dynamic strength 70 ft-lbs.
• Endurance 1,000,000 cycles
• Field selectable fail safe/fail secure
• Dual voltage 12 or 24 VDC
• Horizontal adjustment
• Non-handed
• Internally mounted solenoid
• Accommodates up to 3/4” Pullman latch
• Five year limited warranty

Optional Features

• LBM - Latchbolt monitor
• LBSM - Latchbolt strike monitor

Ratings & Specifications

Perhaps you need a refresher on what all these specifications actually mean to your customers in the way of performance and safety.

Here are some brief explanations of these ratings and specifications thanks to Joshua T. Peabody, HES director of research & development.

 

UL 10C fire-rated, 3 hour (fail secure only)

Description: UL USA version - 3 hour positive pressure fire test of door assemblies and hardware that are built into a brick wall.

How Test Is Conducted: A wall assembly containing doors and hardware are sealed against a furnace that reaches 1900+ degree Fahrenheit over the course of a three-hour period. Water is then blasted at the doors and they must stay locked to pass test.

Relevancy: UL 10C fire rated products can be used in areas where building codes require a three-hour fire rating. A door with a three-hour fire protection rating is usually found in walls that separate buildings or that divide a large building into smaller fire areas. The wall rating is four hours.

 

UL1034, burglary-resistant listed

Description: These requirements apply to the construction, performance, and operation of burglary-resistant electric locking mechanisms and their related devices, such as control units, control switches, and power supplies, and the like, when used to secure and release doors.

How Test Is Conducted: Static, Dynamic and Endurance testing as follows: a) Static strength rating of 500 pounds-force (2224 N), 1000 pounds-force (4448 N), or 1500 pounds-force (6673 N).

b) Dynamic strength rating of 33 foot-pounds-force (45 J), 50 foot-pounds-force (68 J), or 70 foot-pounds-force (95 J).

c) Endurance rating of 100,000 or 250,000 cycles.

Relevancy: These products can be used in areas where building code requires a certain grade for burglary-resistant openings.

 

ANSI/BHMA A156.31, Grade 1

Description: Establishes requirements for electric strikes and frame-mounted actuators, and includes definitions, general information and tests (required equipment and procedures). Illustrations, type numbers and descriptions are provided for mortised, semi-rim mounted and rim mounted devices.

How test is conducted: Static, Dynamic and Endurance testing as follows

a) Static strength rating of 500 pounds-force (2224 N), 1000 pounds-force (4448 N), or 1500 pounds-force (6673 N).

b) Dynamic strength rating of 33 foot-pounds-force (45 J), 50 foot-pounds-force (68 J), or 70 foot-pounds-force (95 J).

c) Endurance rating of 100,000, 300,000 or 500,000 cycles.

Relevancy: Implements “Grade” scale to static, dynamic & endurance rating.

NFPA-252 fire door conformant

Description: Part of UL10C rating.

 

ANSI 250.13 Severe Windstorm

Description: Laboratory windstorm simulation preformed on wood buck frame systems that contain door assemblies and hardware.

How Test Is Conducted: Static cycling, Dynamic hit and Endurance pressure cycling

a) 2x4 shot at door at predetermined speed.

b) Short burst static cycling determined by grade of test.

c) Endurance pressure cycling determined by grade of test.

Relevancy: These products can be used in areas where building codes require a certain grade for windstorm openings.

 

ASTM-E152 fire door cUBC-7-2-94, Uniform Building Code

Description: Part of UL10C rating.

 

NFPA-252 fire door conformant

Description: Part of UL10C rating.