Mounting a maglock on a frameless glass door
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I have installed electric door strikes before but this is the first maglock I'm doing.
Does anyone have any advice for this re. product make, model etc? Been looking at the GEM range from Gianni.
Looks like I need a U bracket adapter to mount the armature plate to the door. I assume this is held in place with flat ended grub screws and that I don't have to drill holes in toughened glass.
Finally, as it has to have continual current and your average door entry intercom will send 12/24 volts on exit, presumably there will be a relay involved here with a delay timer to cut the current to the mag for 20s?
Thanks for any pointers.
Does anyone have any advice for this re. product make, model etc? Been looking at the GEM range from Gianni.
Looks like I need a U bracket adapter to mount the armature plate to the door. I assume this is held in place with flat ended grub screws and that I don't have to drill holes in toughened glass.
Finally, as it has to have continual current and your average door entry intercom will send 12/24 volts on exit, presumably there will be a relay involved here with a delay timer to cut the current to the mag for 20s?
Thanks for any pointers.
Driller said:
I have installed electric door strikes before but this is the first maglock I'm doing.
Does anyone have any advice for this re. product make, model etc? Been looking at the GEM range from Gianni.
Looks like I need a U bracket adapter to mount the armature plate to the door. I assume this is held in place with flat ended grub screws and that I don't have to drill holes in toughened glass.
Finally, as it has to have continual current and your average door entry intercom will send 12/24 volts on exit, presumably there will be a relay involved here with a delay timer to cut the current to the mag for 20s?
Thanks for any pointers.
Been a while since I have done any door access , in all honesty I would ring the manufacturing company and ask them they willore than likely have a kit.Does anyone have any advice for this re. product make, model etc? Been looking at the GEM range from Gianni.
Looks like I need a U bracket adapter to mount the armature plate to the door. I assume this is held in place with flat ended grub screws and that I don't have to drill holes in toughened glass.
Finally, as it has to have continual current and your average door entry intercom will send 12/24 volts on exit, presumably there will be a relay involved here with a delay timer to cut the current to the mag for 20s?
Thanks for any pointers.
Door access is generally 12v with a mag lock it has power removed to open. Just don't wire power through the exit switch take it back to the controller and you should then be able to set a time.
You may need to check the door entry power supply can supply the right power and voltage to the mag lock. IIRC mag locks require DC not AC power
Also do you have a fire alarm in the building? If so you may need to to wire the mag lock to the panel to throw the lock to open during an emergency.
Allow the plate that clamps to the magnet to float loose slightly do not tighten it rigid or it may not clamp properly and can then be very easily pushed open.
Also do you have a fire alarm in the building? If so you may need to to wire the mag lock to the panel to throw the lock to open during an emergency.
Allow the plate that clamps to the magnet to float loose slightly do not tighten it rigid or it may not clamp properly and can then be very easily pushed open.
Usually mounting the strike plate to the door is done by a UShaped plate which slots over the top then bolts through the glass with stainless steel bolts.
Regarding wiring, usually the feed to the mag is run through the normally closed terminals of the intercom. Or it might have a "request to exit" input whoch stops power for 5-10secs
Regarding wiring, usually the feed to the mag is run through the normally closed terminals of the intercom. Or it might have a "request to exit" input whoch stops power for 5-10secs
Brilliant, thanks for all the tips. I have found a kit which looks handy here
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Access-c...
although I will have to buy the U-bracket for the glass door.
The keypad has the relevant timer/relay guts insid and the power supply provides DC voltage.
Royce, are you sure the door bracket bolts through the door? I'm a bit worried about the prospects of drilling holes through toughened glass, I was hoping it would be held with flat ended grub screws tightened against the glass face.
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Access-c...
although I will have to buy the U-bracket for the glass door.
The keypad has the relevant timer/relay guts insid and the power supply provides DC voltage.
Royce, are you sure the door bracket bolts through the door? I'm a bit worried about the prospects of drilling holes through toughened glass, I was hoping it would be held with flat ended grub screws tightened against the glass face.
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