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Cal-Royal Cal-Royal BA04 Communicating Cylindrical Lock, Barrington BA Series BA04

Cal-Royal BA04 Communicating Cylindrical Lock, Barrington BA Series, ANSI F80 Grade 2

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Cal-Royal BA04 Communicating Cylindrical Lock, Barrington BA Series, ANSI F80 Grade 2

The Cal-Royal BA04 Communicating Cylindrical Lock, part of the Barrington BA Series, is built to ANSI F80 function with a deadlocking latch bolt operated by knobs or levers except when either knob or lever is locked by key in its own cylinder. Designed for doors ranging from 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" in thickness, this double cylinder lock features a 2 3/4" standard backset with 2 3/8", 3 3/4" and 5" extensions available. It meets or exceeds BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Series 4000 requirements for Grade 2 (FF-H-106C), making it a dependable choice for commercial buildings requiring communicating room function.

Key Features

  • Door Range Compatibility: Fits doors from 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" thickness for versatile commercial door applications.
  • Backset Options: 2 3/4" standard backset with 2 3/8", 3 3/4" and 5" extensions available for varied door preparations.
  • Strike Plate: ANSI standard strike measuring 4 7/8" x 1 1/4", with optional "T" and full lip strikes available on request.
  • Bore Specifications: 1" bore diameter for latch and 2 1/8" for lock housing, matching standard cross bore and edge bore dimensions.
  • Latch Faceplate: 2 1/4" x 1 1/8" for 2 3/4" backset, or 2 1/4" x 1" for 2 3/8" backset configurations.
  • Keying Flexibility: 6-pin solid brass "C" keyway standard with 2 keys per lock; additional keyways available including Schlage E, Schlage C-K, Russwin D1-2-3-4, Corbin 59/60, Corbin-Russwin L4, Sargent LA-LB-LC, Falcon/Weiser E, Arrow A, Yale 8, Yale GA and Kwikset, plus compatibility with Medeco, Assa, Kaba and Cal-Royal HSK High Security Cylinders.
  • Interchangeable Core Option: Accepts compatible 6 or 7 pin cores with BEST, FALCON and ARROW (prefix "IC" before part number); available combinated or uncombinated with temporary construction cores and factory keying with control key and masterkey.
  • Heavy-Duty Construction: Exposed trim available in wrought brass, bronze or stainless steel, with concealed screw mounting and a long spindle hub that eliminates hub wobble.

Certifications & Compliance

  • Meets or exceeds BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Series 4000, Standard Duty, Grade 2
  • UL Listed 3-hour rating, conforms to UL10C and UBC 7-2-1997
  • Meets the Buy American Act
  • Lifetime Warranty

Technical Specifications

  • Subcategory: Cylindrical Locksets
  • Product Group: Mechanical Locks
  • Latch Faceplate: 2-1/4" x 1-1/8" For 2-3/4" Backset, 2-1/4" x 1" for 2-3/8" backset
  • Keyed Function: Double Cylinder
  • Cross Bore: 2-1/8"
  • Edge Bore: 1"
  • Product Subgroup: Bored Locksets
  • Product Type: Knobs and Levers
  • Keyed: Yes
  • Lock Type: Cylindrical
  • Product Attribute: Cylindrical Locks
  • Door Thickness Range: 1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
  • Product Category: Mechanical Locks
  • Backset (Distance): 2-3/4"
  • Department: Door Hardware

Typical Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties
  • Government and Municipal Buildings

Why Cal-Royal BA04?

Cal-Royal BA04 cylindrical locks deliver professional-grade reliability with solid brass cylinder construction and a long spindle hub that eliminates hub wobble for consistent operation. Built to meet BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Grade 2 standards and UL10C fire ratings, this Barrington BA Series lock is engineered for demanding commercial applications where dependable communicating room function is essential.

Product Specs

Subcategory:
Cylindrical Locksets
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Latch Faceplate:
2-1/4" x 1-1/8" For 2-3/4" Backset, 2-1/4" x 1" for 2-3/8" backset
Keyed Function:
Double Cylinder
Cross Bore:
2-1/8"
Edge Bore:
1"
Product Subgroup:
Bored Locksets
Product Type:
Knobs and Levers
Keyed:
Yes
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Lock Type:
Cylindrical
Lock Function:
Communicating
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Product Model:
BA04
Product Function:
Communicating
Door Thickness Range:
1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
Door Strike:
ANSI Strike Standard, 4 7/8" x 1 1/4" . Optional "T" And Full Lip Strike Available On Request.
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Product Substrate:
Wrought Brass, Bronze or Stainless Steel
Backset (Distance):
2-3/4"
Department:
Door Hardware

Cal-Royal BA04-32D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does the communicating function on the Cal-Royal BA04 actually do?
The BA04 is a double cylinder communicating lock built to ANSI F80. It has a key cylinder on both sides and no thumbturn: the deadlocking latch bolt retracts by knob or lever from either side unless that side has been locked by its own key. Either occupant can lock their side independently, which is why it goes on the door between two adjoining rooms, such as connecting hotel or patient rooms or two offices that share a pass door. Because it is keyed both sides with no inside free egress by turnbutton, check your local egress code before putting it on a room a person could be shut into.
2) Will the Cal-Royal BA04 fit a 1-3/8 inch door, or is it 1-3/4 only?
Both. The BA04 covers a door thickness range of 1-3/8 inches to 1-3/4 inches out of the box, so it drops onto standard commercial 1-3/4 inch doors and older 1-3/8 inch interior doors without a spacer kit. If you need to go thicker than 1-3/4 inches, look at the Falcon K501, which is listed for 1-3/8 inches to 2-1/4 inches.
3) Will the Cal-Royal BA04 drop into an existing 161 bored door prep?
It uses a 2-1/8 inch cross bore through the face and a 1 inch edge bore for the latch, which are the standard bored-lock dimensions, so a door already prepped for a cylindrical lockset takes it without redrilling. Backset is where you have to pay attention: 2-3/4 inches is standard and 2-3/8 inches is the other orderable option, with 3-3/4 inch and 5 inch extensions available. Measure from the door edge to the center of the 2-1/8 inch hole before you order.
4) Does the BA04 communicating lock reuse my existing strike, or do I need to cut the frame?
The lock ships with an ANSI standard strike, 4-7/8 by 1-1/4 inches, which is the same strike cutout most commercial hollow metal frames already carry, so a frame prepped to ANSI takes it as is. T strikes and full lip strikes are available on request if your frame is prepped for a smaller lip or the jamb is wood. Note the latch faceplate changes with backset: 2-1/4 by 1-1/8 inches on the 2-3/4 inch backset, 2-1/4 by 1 inch on the 2-3/8 inch backset.
5) Can the Cal-Royal BA04 go on a fire rated door?
Yes. The BA04 is UL Listed with a 3-hour rating and conforms to UL10C and UBC 7-2-1997, so it is acceptable on rated openings up to that duration. It also meets or exceeds BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Series 4000 Grade 2 and the Buy American Act, which matters on federal and municipal jobs.
6) Can I key the Cal-Royal BA04 into my existing master key system?
In most cases, yes. Standard is a 6-pin solid brass C keyway with two keys per lock, and it can be supplied in Schlage E, Schlage C-K, Russwin D1-2-3-4, Corbin 59/60, Corbin-Russwin L4, Sargent LA-LB-LC, Falcon/Weiser E, Arrow A, Yale 8, Yale GA and Kwikset. It also takes Medeco, Assa, Kaba and Cal-Royal HSK high security cylinders. Remember it is a double cylinder lock, so a communicating opening consumes two cylinders and two keyway decisions, one per side.
7) The spec calls for a Grade 1 cylindrical lock - what should I use instead of the Cal-Royal BA04?
The BA04 is built to BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Series 4000 Grade 2. Where the drawing calls out Grade 1, the Falcon K501 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical lock in the K Series, and TownSteel offers Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical locksets in the CDC Series (CDC-109, clutched), the CE Series (CE/CEI-109, non-clutched extra heavy duty) and the CEC Series (CEC/CECI-109, clutched extra heavy duty). All four are entrance or entry/office function rather than communicating, so a Grade 1 substitution on a connecting door means giving up the second keyed cylinder - confirm which requirement governs the opening before you swap.
8) What is the difference between the Cal-Royal BA04 and an entrance/office cylindrical lock like the TownSteel CDC-109?
They lock differently. The BA04 is a communicating lock with a double cylinder keyed function, meaning there is a key cylinder in each knob or lever and either side can be locked from its own cylinder - the arrangement used between two adjoining rooms that each need to control the shared door. The TownSteel CDC-109 is an entry/office function lockset, which controls the door from the outside for a single room. If the opening is a connecting door between two suites, offices, or patient rooms, the entry/office function will not give the second room its own key control; if it is an ordinary room entrance off a corridor, the communicating function is more lock than the opening needs.
9) My doors are thicker than 1 3/4 inch - will the Cal-Royal BA04 still work?
The BA04 covers doors from 1 3/8 inch to 1 3/4 inch. For an opening above that range, the Falcon K501 cylindrical lock is rated for 1 3/8 inch to 2 1/4 inch doors. The K501 is a Grade 1 entrance function lock with push-turnbutton operation, so it controls the door from one side rather than providing key control from both rooms the way the BA04's double cylinder arrangement does. Measure the leaf at the lock edge before ordering - thick institutional and fire-rated doors are the usual reason this comes up.
10) Does Cal-Royal make the BA04 in an interchangeable core version for a BEST small format system?
Yes. Ordered with the IC prefix ahead of the part number, the BA04 accepts compatible 6 or 7 pin cores in BEST, FALCON and ARROW formats. Cores can come combinated or uncombinated, with temporary construction cores for the build phase and factory keying including control key and masterkey. If your facility is already standardized on interchangeable core, specify IC at order time; it is not something you can add later in the field.
11) What is the difference between a communicating lock and an entry/office lock like the TownSteel CDC-109?
Function, not quality. The BA04 is keyed on both sides so each of the two rooms controls the shared door independently, which only makes sense on a door between two occupied spaces. An entrance or office lock such as the TownSteel CDC-109, the TownSteel CE/CEI-109, or the Falcon K501 with its push-turnbutton is keyed outside and free-turning or turnbutton-controlled inside, which is what you want on a door into a room from a corridor. If the door you are working on has a public side and a private side, an entry/office function is the correct choice, not the BA04.
12) I need matching trim on the inactive leaf of a pair - do I order another Cal-Royal BA04?
No. The BA04 is a working communicating lock with a deadlocking latch bolt and a cylinder in each side, so putting one on a leaf that never latches buys hardware the door will not use. For a pull-only leaf, the TownSteel CRX-A-41 is a single dummy cylindrical lockset in stainless steel with ligature resistant arch trim, built for 1 3/4 inch doors. On a behavioral health or detention opening, the CRX-A-41's ligature resistant trim is the reason it gets specified rather than a standard dummy.
13) Can the Cal-Royal BA04 be released from a front desk or access control system?
The BA04 is a mechanical cylindrical lock - it operates by key and by knob or lever at the door only. Where the opening needs to be released remotely, the BEST 9KW Series is an electromechanical cylindrical lock with remote control operation, in a heavy duty build. That is a different scope of work: the 9KW needs power and a control path to the door, while the BA04 installs into a standard 2 1/8 inch cross bore and 1 inch edge bore with no wiring. Decide the control method before you prep the door, since retrofitting power to a completed opening is the expensive path.
14) Clutched or non-clutched - which TownSteel lockset compares to the Cal-Royal BA04 for a high-abuse opening?
Among the TownSteel cylindrical locksets, the CDC-109 is Grade 1 heavy duty and clutched, the CEC/CECI-109 is Grade 1 clutched extra heavy duty, and the CE/CEI-109 is Grade 1 non-clutched extra heavy duty. A clutched lever spins free when locked, so force applied to the lever does not transfer into the internal mechanism - the reason clutched trim shows up on school corridors and public restrooms. All three are entry/office function. The Cal-Royal BA04 is a Grade 2 communicating lock with a long spindle hub that eliminates hub wobble, and its double cylinder arrangement is what the TownSteel entry/office locks do not replicate.
15) Does the Falcon K501 with push-turnbutton do the same thing as the Cal-Royal BA04?
It looks close on a shelf and behaves differently in the opening. The Falcon K501 is an entrance function lock with a push-turnbutton, so the inside occupant sets the outside lever locked or unlocked by hand and a key retracts it from outside. The Cal-Royal BA04 is a communicating lock: the deadlocking latch is operated by knob or lever from either side except when that side is locked by key in its own cylinder, with no turnbutton involved. On a connecting door between two tenant spaces, a turnbutton lets whoever is standing on the inside control the door; the BA04's arrangement keeps that control on the key.
16) I need a fire-rated cylindrical lock for a 3-hour opening - what are my options?
The Cal-Royal BA04 is UL Listed with a 3-hour rating and conforms to UL10C and UBC 7-2-1997, in communicating function. If the opening needs an entrance function instead, the Falcon K501 is a fire rated Grade 1 cylindrical lock. Both carry the fire listing; the deciding factor is what the door has to do - a keyed cylinder on each side for two rooms sharing the opening, or single-side control from a corridor. Match the lock's listing to the door and frame label, since the assembly is only rated as a complete set.
17) Can I get the Cal-Royal BA04 in stainless to match the rest of my hardware?
Four finishes are offered: US3 polished brass, US10 satin bronze, US10B antique bronze oiled, and US32D satin stainless steel. US32D is the usual match for commercial openings already running satin stainless levers and hinges. The exposed trim itself is wrought brass, bronze or stainless steel rather than plated pot metal, and it mounts with concealed screws so no fasteners show on the face.
18) I need a dummy trim to match a Cal-Royal Barrington lock on an inactive leaf. What is available?
The BA04 itself is a keyed working lock, not a dummy. For an inactive leaf or a pull-only door, ZenSupply carries the TownSteel CRX-A-41 single dummy, a Grade 1 stainless heavy duty ligature resistant arch trim cylindrical set for 1-3/4 inch doors. It will not match Barrington knob or lever styling, so if the appearance has to match across the pair, order the dummy trim in the same Cal-Royal series rather than substituting.
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