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4. You can see the dust box
is still installed in the frame.
Only a hole is needed for
the wires to pass.
3. No frame modifications are
needed to install the 5900.
5. It is easy to change
the strike from “fail
secure” to “fail safe” by
loosening two screws
and sliding them over.
6. The strike plate is
attached to the housing
with two screws.
9. The dust cover can be pulled
from the assembly.
Electrical
7. This is one of five different
strike plates that are available.
moved up or down. As you can
see, moving the ramp up or down
will change the position of the
groove. This is the groove that
has to aligned with the deadlatch.
8. Two screws are loosened to
allow vertical adjustment of the
reverse ramp. This will compensate for door sag or misalignment.
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gized state. With power applied,
Standard Features
If you wanted to go a little further into the electric strike, start
by removing the dust cover, (see
photo 9) . It just pulls out. Remov -
ing one more screw will allow
the solenoid assembly to fall into
your hand, (see photo 10) .
Here are the specifications and
additional technical information
for the 5900 series electric strike:
Specifications
With the strike disassembled
to this level, it makes it easy to
see where the plunger is located
in the “fail secure,” (see photo
11) , and “fail safe” modes, (see
photo 12) . In both of the photos,
the solenoid is in the un-ener -
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