Alarm Controls JP Series - Pneumatic Time Delay Jumbo Push Plate

The timing on the JP Series jumbo push plate is pneumatic, so the delay itself needs no power to run. Press the plate and the air-damped mechanism holds the contacts for the set interval and then releases, whether or not the panel is energized. The switch contacts still have to be wired into a circuit to do anything, and they are rated 2A at 12-28 VDC. Timing repeats within +/- 10 percent, so an egress or door operator sequence stays consistent press to press.

A standard two gang electrical box takes it. The plate is 5-1/2 inches square and covers the box, but the switch body runs 2-1/4 inches deep behind the plate, so the box and the wall cavity have to clear that depth. On a hollow metal jamb or a shallow wall, check the depth before you cut.

Yes. The JP jumbo push plate carries one normally open and one normally closed contact, so a single press can drop a maglock on the N/C leg and signal an operator or alarm shunt on the N/O leg. Each contact is good for 2A at 12-28 VDC, so anything heavier than that goes through a relay.

The Alarm Controls JP series carries a pneumatic time delay that holds the contacts without needing power for the timing function, which is what you want when the door operator has no built-in delay. If you only need a momentary actuator and the delay is handled elsewhere, the SDC 480 Series push plate actuators are built from 18 gauge stainless steel and give you the same stainless face without the pneumatic timer. The Camden CM-40 and CM-60 are all-active switches, another route when timing is not part of the plate.

The JP-1 carries one N/O and one N/C contact rated 2A at 12-28 VDC in a single 5-1/2 inch plate, so it actuates one circuit per plate. For a vestibule where the interlock needs both doors handled from the actuator, the SDC 480V Series is built as a vestibule push plate actuator with dual switch activation. Spec the 480V where the vestibule function is required and keep the JP for single-leaf openings.

The Alarm Controls JP-1 needs a standard two gang electrical box and 2-1/4 inches of switch depth behind the plate, so it wants a wall or jamb. Where the actuator has to stand in open floor, such as a drive approach or a walkway with no adjacent wall, the SDC BP Series square bollard posts are made for access control at 6 inch by 6 inch, with the BPS6 surface mount at 42 inches and the BPG6 in-ground at 54 inches. The SDC 480AA Series is a 36 inch by 6 inch touch panel column for ADA compliant access control, which is the answer when the reach range has to be met across a tall strike area.

Three legends are offered on the JP Series plate: "Press to Exit", "Press to Open", and "Press to Operate". Pick by what the door does. "Press to Exit" suits a request-to-exit on an access controlled opening, "Press to Open" suits a power operator, and "Press to Operate" is the neutral wording for a gate, vestibule, or equipment circuit. All three come on the same satin stainless steel plate.

Its rated operating band is -15F to 120F, which covers a parking structure, a loading dock, or an unconditioned vestibule in most of the country. Because the delay is pneumatic rather than electronic, cold does not stall a timing chip, but it can shift the interval within the stated +/- 10 percent repeatability. Nothing in the specs covers direct rain exposure, so keep it under cover.

Go pneumatic when you want the hold time to survive a power problem and you do not want another board to commission. The JP plate times mechanically, so the delay runs with no power and repeats within +/- 10 percent, and it needs only the two contact legs wired. An electronic actuator makes more sense when you need a field adjustable delay tied into a panel, or a wireless transmitter instead of a home run. The Camden CM-60 Series 6 inch round switch is sold in a wired or kinetic wireless version if the run back to the panel is the problem, and the SDC 480 Series push plate actuators are the stainless plate alternative in 18 gauge.

At 5-1/2 inches square, the JP jumbo plate gives a much larger strike area than a single gang button, and it is heavy duty steel for tenant and public traffic. If you want a round face instead, the Camden CM-40 Series is a 4-1/2 inch round switch and the CM-60 Series is 6 inch round. For a full height target where a wheelchair user should not have to find a plate at one height, the SDC 480AA Series is a 36 inch by 6 inch touch panel column. Where the actuator needs to be off the wall entirely, the SDC BP Series bollard posts come 6 by 6 inches, 42 inch surface mount or 54 inch in-ground.

One JP plate gives you a single N/O and a single N/C contact, so it drives one circuit each way. Feeding two separate operators or two maglocks off it means adding a relay to split the signal. If you would rather buy the function than wire it, the SDC 480V Series is a vestibule push plate actuator with dual switch activation built for exactly that pair of doors.

The Alarm Controls JP series is rated commercial and its pneumatic timing element is specified from -15F to +120F, so the delay function is held to that band rather than the plate alone. Where you want the actuator off the wall entirely at an exterior approach, the SDC BP Series bollard posts are offered as a BPG6 in-ground 54 inch post, and the SDC 480 Series uses 18 gauge stainless steel construction. Match the actuator to how the plate is protected and to the operator it feeds.

The Alarm Controls JP-1 is a 5-1/2 inch square jumbo plate with a large legend face, offered with Press to Exit, Press to Open, and Press to Operate labels. When the specification calls for a full-height touch surface rather than a fixed-height plate, the SDC 480AA Series is a 36 inch by 6 inch Ingress-R.E.X touch panel column written for ADA compliant access control, and it will meet a reach range requirement across a much wider vertical span than any single plate.

The JP plate is satin stainless steel, which is the standard brushed look that sits alongside 630 stainless levers, push bars, and kick plates without reading as a different metal. It is the only finish the plate comes in, so every opening you put it on will match the next.

The JP-1 is a commercial product. The plate is heavy duty steel rather than a stamped residential cover, it mounts to a standard two gang box, and its contacts are specified for low voltage door control at 2A, 12-28 VDC. It is the kind of actuator that goes on an access controlled office, school, or healthcare opening, not a house.