Electric strikes are often a necessity for different buildings to meet the building codes. They often need to be cut and fitted to the door size and frame. This can take a good amount of time in preparation, and a mistake cutting it can lead to spending more money.
There are two basic types of electric strikes to select from – fail-secure and fail-safe.
A fail-secure electric strike will remain locked during a power failure. A fail-safe will remain unlocked during a power failure. These are important considerations when selecting an electric strike. But it’s far from the only considerations that you’ll need to make.
These electrical releases come in two main voltage amounts, 12 volts and 24 volts. They are generally compatible with any access control and offer a variety of configurations that will accommodate different types of mechanical locksets, door and frame styles.
Before buying the one that you find that is the cheapest you’ll need to take all of these things into consideration. Trine is one of the leading manufacturers of electric strikes. Trine has even developed one of the smallest strikes in the world. This offers you many great benefits and the major benefit being the ability save a large amount of time on prepping. There’s no need to cut this trine strike to fit the door or frame. It’s small enough to fit perfectly and securely to any size no matter how small or large the door may be.
You can learn a great amount about the different model Trine strikes with minimal searching online. Keep a notepad close buy to keep track of the models that you are interested in. This gives you ability to discuss the different one’s and determine which one would offer you the best security and fit your specific code for the door you will be using the electric strike on.