How to Install an Electric Strike Door Lock & Courses

Electric strikes are used on doors to allow access without a traditional key. Usually they are installed in high-traffic areas that many people use. They are usually controlled by an electric card reader. Using an electric strike allows you to grant people access through a door without your having to make them use an actual key. When you go through a door with an electric strike, you do not have to turn the knob or handle but, rather, just pull, and the door will open. One of the most popular electric strike models is the 5900 series from HES Assa Abloy. This electric strike combines functionality and a simple design that makes it easy to install and compatible with most doors.

Phillips screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Slide the faceplate over the electric strike and secure it with the screws provided and your Phillips screwdriver.
- 2
  Locate the wires in the frame that have been coursed there from the card reader or other activation device. Connect the wires on the back of the electric strike to the power wires in the frame using the male and female connectors provided.
- 3
  Stuff the connected wires into the frame behind the cutout and place the strike into the cutout.
- 4
  Close the door to see where the door lock latch lands. Use a pencil to mark where the center of the latch lands.
- 5
  Pull the strike out of the frame. Then loosen the two screws on the side of the strike body that holds in place the two ramps that protrude out of the face of the strike. Slide the ramp assembly until the gap in between the two ramps is centered on the mark you made on the faceplate, and then tighten the ramp set screws.
- 6
  Place the strike in the cutout and secure it with the provided screws.
- 7
  Use a key card and activate the strike. Pull the door to test if the strike works and gives way allowing the door to open.
- 8
  Watch this video for installation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7U6rrTPe-U

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