Alarm Controls TS-41 Series - Sonalert Mounted Wall Buzzers, Single Gang

The TS-41 Sonalert buzzer operates on 6 to 28VDC, so it runs off most common access control power supplies without a separate transformer. Current draw is 3mA at 6VDC and 18mA at 28VDC, which is low enough to tie into an existing controller output or door strike circuit without recalculating your supply budget.

It gives you both options. The TS-41 ships with 6 inch red and black leads and also has screw terminals on the unit, so you can splice to the pigtails in the box or land wire directly. Observe polarity on the red and black.

Yes. The Sonalert buzzer is mounted on a single gang wall plate, so it drops onto a standard single gang box or mud ring with no special cutout. The standard plate is stainless steel, and other plate finishes are offered.

There is a weather protected version. The TS-41 is ordered with weather protection either yes or no, so specify the weather protected build for exterior doors, loading docks, parking structures, or anywhere it sees moisture. The standard non weather protected unit is for interior use.

The ACSI 1340-2 is an audible alarm built as a single gang wall mount unit, the same mounting format as the Alarm Controls TS-41, which puts a Sonalert buzzer on a single gang wall plate. Both drop into a standard single gang box or plate opening, so the wall prep is the same either way. The TS-41 side is specified at 6-28VDC with a 3mA draw at 6VDC and 18mA at 28VDC, with 6 inch red and black leads and screw terminals, so if you are matching to an existing low voltage access control output, confirm the source voltage against those figures before swapping.

Three decisions. Weather protection, yes or no. Plate finish, since options beyond the standard stainless steel are offered. And whether you want the SCVC volume control added. Custom screening on the plate is also available if you need the opening labeled to match the rest of the building.

Both. The TS-41 is CE certified and RoHS compliant, which is what most institutional and government procurement specs are looking for on an annunciation device. It is a commercial rated product, not a residential one.

A Sonalert buzzer is a low current tone device meant to tell staff at a desk that a door opened, a request to exit fired, or a door is being held. At 85dB at 3 feet it annunciates locally without being a life safety signal. If you need a full alarm sounder, that is a different device class. For a comparable single gang wall mount audible from another brand, ZenSupply also carries the ACSI 1340-2.

Yes on the footprint. The ACSI 1340-2 is a single gang wall mount audible alarm, and the Alarm Controls TS-41 is a buzzer mounted on a single gang wall plate with a stainless steel finish, so both occupy one standard gang. The difference a locksmith or integrator should check is the termination and drive: the TS-41 is supplied with 6 inch red and black leads plus screw terminals and draws 3mA at 6VDC up to 18mA at 28VDC. Match your panel output or door controller supply to that range when you are choosing between the two.

No. The Alarm Controls TS-41 itself is offered with SCVC volume control and with multiple plate finish options plus custom screening, and it is ordered either with or without weather protection, so an exterior or partially exposed mounting is handled within the same model. The cross-brand option, the ACSI 1340-2, is a single gang wall mount audible alarm, so if you want the volume-adjustable or weather protected configuration, stay with the TS-41 and select those options rather than substituting.

No, and this is the common mix-up on an access control takeoff. The Alarm Controls TS-41 is strictly an audible signaling device, a Sonalert buzzer on a single gang wall plate rated at 85dB at 3 feet, wired on 6-28VDC through screw terminals or its 6 inch red and black leads. It announces a condition, it does not release or latch anything. The comparable ACSI 1340-2 is likewise an audible alarm in a single gang wall mount. If your drawing calls for the door to unlock or for an exit signal, you need a strike or exit device in addition to a buzzer, not instead of one.