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Command Access ML372 Electrified Mortise Lock Chassis with Institutional Function

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Command Access ML372 Electrified Mortise Lock Chassis with Institutional Function

Professional Electrified Access Control Solution

The Command Access ML372 electrified mortise lock chassis delivers institutional-grade security for heavy-use applications where remote keyless access and egress control is critical. This ML370 Series chassis-only unit operates on 12V or 24V AC/DC power with 8 watts consumption and features both fail-safe and fail-secure configurations. Designed for demanding commercial environments including stairwell doors, lobby entrances, computer rooms, and classrooms.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Dual Voltage Operation: 12V or 24V AC/DC (+/- 10%) with field-selectable configuration for flexible system integration.
  • Heavy-Duty Performance: Engineered for institutional applications with robust construction rated for continuous heavy-use environments.
  • Fail-Safe/Fail-Secure Options: Available in both EL (fail-safe) and EU (fail-secure) configurations for adaptable security requirements.
  • Compact Chassis Design: 10.5" x 3.75" x 2.5" dimensions with 3 lb weight for efficient installation in standard mortise preparations.
  • Low Power Consumption: 8 watts total power draw with efficient solenoid operation (12V = 700 mA / 24V = 350 mA).
  • Institutional Function: ML372 provides storeroom function with outside lever electronically controlled and inside lever always free for immediate egress.
  • Sargent 8200 Compatibility: Designed specifically for Sargent 8200 series mortise lock bodies for seamless integration.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 3 Year Warranty for added confidence and protection in commercial installations.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Duty Level: Heavy-Duty
  • Electronic: Yes
  • Lock Type: Mortise
  • Product Attribute: Mortise Locks
  • Product Category: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Function: Asylum/Institution/Utility
  • Product Group: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Subgroup: Mortise Locks and Trim
  • Product Type: Electrified Mortise Locks
  • Series: ML37 Series
  • Subcategory: Mortise
  • Warranty: 3 Year Warranty

Professional Applications

  • Institutional and Healthcare Facilities
  • Educational Building Security Systems
  • Commercial Office Access Control
  • Stairwell and Emergency Exit Doors
  • Computer Room and Secure Area Access
  • Lobby and Main Entrance Control
  • Multi-Tenant Building Security

Why Choose Command Access Quality?

Command Access electrified mortise lock products deliver institutional-grade reliability with heavy-duty construction rated for continuous commercial use. The ML370 Series features robust solenoid operation with efficient 8-watt power consumption and dual voltage flexibility. 3 Year Warranty coverage ensures long-term performance confidence in demanding security applications where dependable access control is essential.

Manufacturer Resources

Product Specs

Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Series:
ML37 Series
Product Subgroup:
Mortise Locks and Trim
Product Type:
Electrified Mortise Locks
Subcategory:
Mortise
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Electronic:
Yes
Lock Type:
Mortise
Warranty:
3 Year Warranty
Duty Level:
Heavy-Duty
Product Attribute:
Mortise Locks
Product Function:
Asylum/Institution/Utility
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Department:
Door Hardware

Command Access ML372ELCH 626 24V – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Command Access ML372 work in my Sargent 8200 mortise lock?
That is exactly what it is built for. The ML372 is an electrified chassis made to drop into Sargent 8200 series mortise lock bodies. It is a chassis-only part, so you reuse the existing 8200 lock case, trim, and cylinder and swap in the electrified chassis rather than replacing the whole lock and re-prepping the door. If your mortise bodies are anything other than Sargent 8200, this is not the part.
2) What does the ML372 actually ship as, a complete lock or just the guts?
Chassis only. The ML372 is the electrified mortise lock chassis, not a full lockset. You supply the Sargent 8200 lock body, lever trim, and cylinder. Budget for those separately if you are quoting the opening from scratch, and plan a power transfer to the door leaf since it is a 12V or 24V electrified device.
3) Should I order the ML372 fail-safe or fail-secure for a stairwell door?
Both configurations are offered, EL fail-safe and EU fail-secure, and the choice comes down to what happens when power drops. Fail-safe unlocks the outside lever on power loss, which is what stair re-entry and any opening governed by an emergency release scheme typically calls for. Fail-secure keeps the outside lever locked when power is lost, which is what you want on a computer room, storeroom, or tenant suite. Either way the inside lever stays free for immediate egress, so egress is never dependent on the power state.
4) How does the ML372 function work, who gets in and who gets out?
It is a storeroom-type institutional function. The outside lever is electronically controlled by the access system and only unlocks when the solenoid is energized (or de-energized, depending on whether you order EL or EU). The inside lever is always free, so anyone inside can leave at any time without a key, a card, or power. That combination is what makes it usable on classrooms, computer rooms, and stair doors where you need controlled entry and unrestricted exit.
5) What power supply do I need to run a Command Access ML372?
It runs on 12V or 24V AC or DC within plus or minus 10 percent, field selectable, so one part number covers either bus. Draw is 8 watts: 700 mA at 12V, 350 mA at 24V. Size the supply on the milliamp figure for the voltage you are actually running, and if you are putting several of these on one panel, multiply the per-door draw rather than assuming headroom.
6) Do I need the REX or latchbolt monitor switch option on the ML372?
Three switch choices are offered: none, LBM latchbolt monitor, or REX request to exit. Take REX when the access control panel needs to shunt an alarm as someone turns the inside lever to leave, which is the usual requirement on a monitored egress door. Take LBM when you need to report whether the latchbolt is actually projected and secure, common on stair and secure-area doors tied to a head end. Order none only if the panel does not need either signal, because these are built into the chassis and are not a field add-on later.
7) I need an electrified mortise lock but my doors are not Sargent. What else is there?
The ML372 is tied to Sargent 8200 bodies, so for other openings look at a complete electrified lockset instead of a retrofit chassis. ZenSupply carries the SDC 7800 PRO Series solenoid controlled mortise lock with a vandal resistant clutch and the SDC 7600 Series Grade 1 motorized latch retraction mortise lockset with 24VDC control, both listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. The DynaLock EML Series electrified mortise lock is another storeroom function option. Pick the SDC 7600 specifically if your opening needs latch retraction rather than just lever control.
8) What is the closest equivalent to the Command Access ML372 electrified mortise lock if I need a storeroom function electrified mortise?
The ML372 is an electrified mortise lock chassis with storeroom-type institutional function, offered in fail-safe and fail-secure builds at 12V or 24V and designed to drop into Sargent 8200 series mortise lock bodies. The nearest peer by function is the DynaLock EML-1, part of the EML series, which is also an electrified mortise lock in storeroom function. The practical difference is scope: the ML372 is supplied as a chassis only for retrofitting an existing Sargent 8200 body, so if the door already has an 8200 mortise lock installed the ML372 keeps the existing lock body, faceplate and trim in the door.
9) My door does not need electric control - what mortise lock takes the place of the ML372?
The ML372 is an electronic mortise lock chassis, with the outside lever released by 12V or 24V power. On an opening with no access control wiring, a mechanical mortise lock does the job: the Schlage L9050BDC is a Grade 1 heavy duty mortise lock in entrance/office function, single cylinder non-deadbolt with a disposable SFIC core, for 1-3/4 inch doors. Note the function difference - entrance/office is key-controlled locking of the outside lever, while the ML372 institutional function leaves the outside lever under electronic control with the inside lever always free for egress.
10) What combinations does the ML372 come in, and what finish?
Twelve orderable combinations: fail-safe or fail-secure, 12V or 24V, and a switch choice of none, LBM, or REX. Finish is 626 satin chrome across the board, which is the standard commercial finish and, since this is the chassis inside the lock case, is not the finish anyone sees on the door anyway. Your visible finish comes from the Sargent trim you pair it with.
11) Will the ML372 chassis fit my existing mortise pocket without re-prepping the door?
If the door already carries a Sargent 8200 mortise lock, yes. The chassis measures 10.5 x 3.75 x 2.5 inches and weighs 3 lb, sized to go into standard mortise preparations. Since you keep the existing 8200 case and pocket, the only new work at the door is running power to the leaf.
12) Can I use a mechanical Schlage L9050 instead of an electrified mortise lock?
Only if the opening does not need to be on the access control system. The Schlage L9050BDC is a Grade 1 heavy duty mortise entrance/office lock for 1-3/4 inch doors with a disposable SFIC, and it is a purely mechanical, key-operated lock. The ML372 exists because the outside lever has to be released remotely by a card reader, intercom, or panel. If a key is enough for that door, the mechanical lockset is the simpler buy and skips the power supply and transfer hinge entirely.
13) Is the SDC 7600 motorized latch retraction lockset a drop-in substitute for the Command Access ML372?
They are not interchangeable in the same way. The ML372 is a solenoid-driven chassis built to fit Sargent 8200 series mortise lock bodies, drawing 8 watts at either 12V or 24V AC/DC, and it is ordered against an existing 8200 lock body already in the door. The SDC 7600 is a complete Grade 1 mortise lockset using motorized latch retraction on 24VDC control for 1-3/4 inch doors, so it replaces the entire lock body rather than retrofitting one, and it is fixed to 24VDC rather than field-selectable between 12V and 24V.
14) Which electrified mortise option holds up best on an abuse-prone opening such as a school corridor or detention-adjacent door?
The ML372 is rated heavy-duty for continuous institutional use, with the inside lever always free for egress and the outside lever electronically controlled - the usual choice for stairwells, classrooms and secure rooms. If the concern is specifically lever abuse, the SDC Selectric 7800 PRO series mortise lock is built with a vandal resistant clutch, which decouples the outside lever under force. The ML372 answer differs in approach: it retrofits the existing Sargent 8200 body rather than introducing a new lock body to the opening.
15) I need a Grade 1 listed mortise lock for a spec that calls out ANSI Grade 1 - does the ML372 cover it, or should I look at something else?
The ML372 is specified as a heavy-duty commercial electrified mortise chassis. Where a submittal calls out a Grade 1 lock by that designation, the peers carrying a stated Grade 1 rating are the SDC 7600 series, a motorized latch retraction mortise lockset with 24VDC control for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Schlage L9050BDC, a heavy duty mortise entrance/office lock for 1-3/4 inch doors. The SDC 7600 is the one of those two that is electrically controlled, so it is the closer match if the opening is on access control.
16) Does the ML372 or the DynaLock EML-1 give me door position and egress signaling?
The ML372 can be ordered with a switch option built into the chassis: LBM latchbolt monitor, REX request to exit, or no switch, in either fail-safe or fail-secure and at 12V or 24V. That lets one device report latch status or signal egress back to the panel without adding a separate monitored strike or sensor. The DynaLock EML-1 is an electrified mortise lock in storeroom function within the EML series; if your access control panel needs latch monitoring or REX from the lock itself, specify that switch option on the ML372 side rather than assuming it.
17) My door is not 1-3/4 inch thick - which of these mortise locks applies?
Door thickness is the first thing to check on a mortise substitution. The SDC 7600, the SDC 7800 PRO and the Schlage L9050BDC are each specified for 1-3/4 inch doors, so none of the three suits a thinner or thicker leaf without confirming with the factory. The ML372 is a chassis that installs into an existing Sargent 8200 series mortise lock body, so the door thickness question is answered by the 8200 body already in the opening rather than by the chassis itself - which makes it the practical route on a door whose existing mortise prep is already proven.
18) Is the ML372 heavy enough for a high-traffic school or hospital door?
It is a commercial, heavy-duty rated electrified mortise chassis built for continuous-use institutional openings, and the stated applications are institutional and healthcare facilities, educational buildings, lobbies, and multi-tenant security. Mortise construction itself is the heaviest-duty lock format for that kind of traffic, which is why it is specified over bored locks on abused openings.
19) We key our building on small format interchangeable cores - does that change which of these mortise locks I should buy?
It can. The Schlage L9050BDC is a single cylinder non-deadbolt entrance/office mortise lock supplied with a disposable SFIC core, so it arrives ready for your permanent small format cores to be swapped in. The ML372 takes a different path: it is an electrified chassis that goes into an existing Sargent 8200 series mortise body, so the cylinder and keyway stay whatever the 8200 body is already prepped for and your existing keying on that door is undisturbed.
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Does the Command Access ML372ELCH 626 24V come with a warranty?
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