ACSI 1310-5-2 Mortise Keyswitches Audible alarm, double gang, 2 LEDs (red & green), wall mount

It's a key-operated switch for electrically controlled openings: electric locks, electric strikes, electric exit devices, and other control applications. Because it takes a mortise cylinder, you key it into the building's existing master key system, so the same key that works the mechanical openings also releases the electrified ones. That's the main reason people spec a keyswitch over a pushbutton.

No cylinder is supplied with the 1310 Series keyswitches. They're built to accept a mortise cylinder so the opening can be keyed into your facility master key system, which means you order the cylinder separately in your keyway and have it keyed by your locksmith. Plan on a standard mortise cylinder with the cam your switch body requires.

DPDT contacts unless otherwise noted on a given model. Double pole double throw gives you two independent sets of transfer contacts off one key turn, so you can release a lock on one circuit and trigger a second circuit (alarm shunt, signal to an access panel, annunciator) at the same time. Each pole has both a normally open and a normally closed side, so you can wire fail safe or fail secure logic without adding a relay.

Double gang, wall mount. You need a two-gang back box in the wall next to the opening, not a single gang, and there's no door or frame prep involved since it mounts to the wall rather than the door. If your existing rough-in is a single gang box, that box has to be replaced or extended before this one goes in.

No. The 1310-5-2 is not an ADA compliant device, so it should not be used as the accessible actuator on a barrier-free opening. If you need an ADA push actuator for an automatic operator, look at a push plate with the handicap symbol such as the RCI 950 Series round push plate in satin stainless. The keyswitch is for authorized release, not for public accessible operation.

No. The ACSI 1310-5-2 is not ADA compliant, and it is a keyed device intended to control electric locks, electric strikes and electric exit devices. For a barrier-free actuator, the RCI 950HP is a round push plate carrying the handicap symbol with a momentary switch, in satin stainless steel. Those are two different jobs: the 950HP is pushed by any approaching user, while the 1310-5-2 restricts operation to a key holder.

The ACSI 1310-5-2 is a mortise keyswitch, so access is controlled by a key that can be tied into a facility master key system. If any occupant should be able to release the opening, a pushbutton is the different approach: the Securitron PB3 is a push button station, and the DynaLock 6115A is a one-pushbutton, 1-gang station with alternate action, meaning the contacts stay in the position the button was last pushed to. Neither requires a key, so neither restricts who can operate the door.

The ACSI 1310-5-2 is a wall mount, double gang keyswitch and is catalogued for commercial use, but nothing in its rating covers weather exposure. For an outdoor opening, the DynaLock 6171 is a weatherproof pushbutton with a blank faceplate, built for that environment. The tradeoff is that the 6171 is a button rather than a keyswitch, so it does not give you the key-restricted control the 1310-5-2 provides.

The ACSI 1310-5-2 is a double gang wall mount device, so it needs that box width behind the finished wall. Where the mounting space is tight, the Trine 342 is a narrow style electric door switch, and the RCI 909F-MO is a flush mount momentary rocker switch rated 250VAC 10A in a beige finish. For a surface application away from the wall entirely, the DynaLock 6210 Series palm switch is an alternate-action SPDT device operated by the palm rather than a key.

The 1310-5-2 carries two LEDs, one red and one green, at the switch plate. They're status indicators at the door: typically red for secured or alarmed and green for released or shunted, wired to whatever your lock or panel outputs. The unit also has an audible alarm built in, so someone at the opening gets both a visual and a sound cue. LED wiring is separate from the switching contacts, so you drive them from your panel or power supply.

Different jobs. A keyswitch restricts who can operate the opening, because it takes a cylinder keyed to your system, and it's what you want for after hours release, elevator control, or unlocking a door only staff should unlock. A pushbutton releases for anyone who presses it, which is what you want on the egress side or at a reception desk. If that's your application, the Securitron PB3 Series push buttons or the RCI 908 Series electronic exit button with red EXIT text are the relevant types. Both can be fed by the same power supply.

The ACSI 1310-5-2 bundles the audible alarm with the keyswitch and two LEDs, red and green, in one double gang wall mount device. If the switching is already handled at the opening, the DynaLock 6300 Series is a standalone audible annunciator running on 6-28 VDC, so it can be added to an existing control circuit without replacing the switch you have.

The ACSI 1310-5-2 is a key-operated mortise switch with DPDT contacts unless otherwise noted, so it is used where only authorized staff should release the opening. The RCI 908-RE-MA 32D is an electronic exit button with red EXIT text and maintained operation, meaning it latches in the state it is switched to and is marked for egress use. The RCI 919-MA 28 takes a third approach, a rotary release button with maintained operation in a satin aluminum finish, turned rather than pushed.

The ACSI 1310-5-2 carries two LEDs, red and green, to show the state of the opening. If you want that visual cue on a pushbutton station, the Securitron PB4L has an illuminated halo around a stainless push button, and the Securitron PB5 is a medium round illuminated push button. The Securitron EEB emergency exit push button uses interchangeable LED lenses, so the lens color can be set at install.

Choose by who is allowed to operate the door. The ACSI 1310-5-2 keys the electrically controlled opening into the facility master key system, which suits secured areas where only staff should release the lock, and it adds an audible alarm plus red and green LEDs at the point of control. Where the door should open for anyone approaching, the DynaLock 6210 palm switch uses alternate-action SPDT contacts that hold their state, and the RCI 950HP push plate carries the handicap symbol with a momentary switch. Many facilities use the keyswitch on restricted rooms and the plate on public corridors.