Opening Electric Strike Without Power: Seeking Alternate Methods and Models

Question

Hello This may be a stupid question but I couldn't find the answer anywhere... I plan to install an intercom with the possibility of operating an electric strike in the gate. And here comes the problem. How will I open the gate in the event of a power failure - the electric strike will hold...

fuutro · Answer

Can't you put a knob on the gate instead of a handle that can be opened with a key?

wotik · Answer

But how does it relate to the closed electric strike...?

mczapski · Answer

There are so many intercom systems that it is enough to take a look. Usually, the lock consists of an electromechanical part (in the frame) and a mechanical part (in the door) operating independently of each other and cooperating.

kot mirmur · Answer

most modern locks, even those for gates, have the function of opening with a key [when the lock is open, you turn the key by 1/4 turn, then the part that holds the electric strike opens). If there is no option to install such a lock. then put on a bolt that releases when the power is cut off [then you need to add a relay to the intercom - some models had the ON-OC function by default.

wotik · Answer

Can you provide a name/manufacturer of such a lock? As I wrote earlier, this solution is out of the question, because after a power failure I would open the gate or I would have to lock it every time to keep it closed in the event of a power failure ...

kot mirmur · Answer

Mortise door locks with a replaceable insert manufactured by Gerda, Lob, Jana - there are many dimensions, go to the Castorama, Obi, Praktiker.

wotik · Answer

Hmmm... thanks for the hints, but I have the impression that we "pass each other on the way" somewhere.

Maybe I'll ask this: Can someone give me a specific model of an electric strike / lock with an electric strike for outdoor use (wicket) that can be opened (with a key) in the event of a power failure?

xury · Answer

Dude you think wrong. It's NOT the electric strike you open when you don't have power, you only use the key to hide the lock tongue in the gate.
And if you want to keep the gate open all the time during a power outage, use electric locks instead of electric strikes.

zybex · Answer

Every lock should be able to be opened with a key, whether there is power or not. The electric strike is just a kind of element of the door frame that releases when the voltage is applied.

Ircys · Answer

...not everyone, just the one with the lever. Another thing is that most new locks already have a lever as standard. Regards

Anonymous · Answer

Install your UPS.

kot mirmur · Answer

\ Buddy Wotik how much you stubbornly got it - Elektra Plus Poznań mod. electromagnetic catch R3 with blockade [right or left] Unfortunately, no electric bolt is designed to work outside PS. Why do people look for the most difficult solutions. The simplest ones, sometimes even makeshift ones, last for YEARS.

tomekkresek · Answer

I still wonder why you want to open the bolt with the stubbornness of a maniac? It is enough to undo the lock tongue with a key, as colleagues have already written above.
But if you are so stubborn, you can spend PLN 1500.00 + VAT and install an electric lock, e.g. ABLOY EL460/461
http://www.assaabloy.com.pl/Local/PL/Support/...s/ABLOY%20EL460,461%20zamki%20elektryczne.pdf

in addition, a grommet and a specialized cable (I do not advise using a regular one because it will get tangled quickly)

please did you? You have

walpok · Answer

Maybe use a reversible electric strike that will release when there is no power supply.

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