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Command Access ML80EUCH Series Electrified Mortise Lock Body with 24VDC Fail-Secure Solenoid

Command Access ML80EUCH Series Electrified Mortise Lock Body with 24VDC Fail-Secure Solenoid

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Command Access ML80 Series Electrified Mortise Lock Body with 24VDC Fail-Secure Solenoid

Professional Electrified Mortise Lock Solution for Heavy-Duty Commercial Applications

The Command Access ML80 Series electrified mortise lock body delivers professional-grade access control for heavy-duty commercial applications where security and safety are critical. This 24VDC fail-secure unit features continuous duty solenoids rated for 8 watts power consumption with 350 mA current draw, designed for storeroom function with outside lever electronically locked or unlocked. UL Listed and Grade 1 rated construction ensures reliable performance in demanding environments including stairwell doors, lobby entrances, computer rooms, and classrooms.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Heavy-Duty Electrical Operation: 24VDC operation with 350 mA current draw and 69 Ω solenoid coil resistance for reliable electronic access control.
  • Fail-Secure Configuration: Electrically unlocked operation ensures secure locking during power loss for enhanced security applications.
  • Continuous Duty Design: Continuous duty solenoids support "continuously on" applications including fail-safe or unlock cycle operations.
  • Flexible Power Options: Plug-in bridge rectifier allows operation with AC or DC power sources for installation versatility.
  • Professional Grade Construction: UL Listed and Grade 1 rated for commercial applications requiring dependable performance.
  • Storeroom Function: Outside lever electronically locked or unlocked with inside lever always free for immediate egress compliance.
  • Low Current Design: Efficient 8 watts power consumption minimizes electrical load on access control systems.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 3 Year Warranty for added confidence and protection.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Duty Level: Heavy-Duty
  • Electronic: Yes
  • Fail-Safe / Fail-Secure: Fail-Secure
  • Lock Type: Mortise
  • Product Attribute: Mortise Locks
  • Product Category: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Function: Storeroom
  • Product Group: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Subgroup: Mortise Locks and Trim
  • Product Type: Electrified Mortise Locks
  • Product Voltage: 24V
  • Series: ML80 Series
  • Subcategory: Mortise
  • Warranty: 3 Year Warranty

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Building Security Systems
  • Educational Institution Access Control
  • Healthcare Facility Security
  • Government and Municipal Buildings
  • Industrial Facility Access Points
  • Retail Security Systems
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties

Why Choose Command Access Quality?

Command Access electrified mortise locks deliver professional-grade reliability with UL Listed and Grade 1 rated construction designed for heavy-duty commercial applications. The 3 Year Warranty and continuous duty solenoid design ensure dependable performance in demanding access control environments. Engineered for critical security applications where reliable electronic access control is essential.

Manufacturer Resources

Command Access Catalog

Product Specs

Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Series:
ML80 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
Fail-Safe / Fail-Secure:
Fail-Secure
Product Voltage:
24V
Product Function:
Storeroom
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Department:
Door Hardware

Command Access ML80EUCH-24 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Does the Command Access ML80EUCH electrified mortise lock come with levers and trim, or is it just the lock body?
Body only. The ML80EUCH is the electrified mortise lock case with the 24VDC solenoid installed, and nothing else. You supply the trim: levers or knobs, roses or escutcheons, the cylinder, and the strike. Plan the order around that, because a body arriving without matching trim stops the install cold. Pick trim that suits the storeroom function, meaning an outside lever that turns but is held by the lock electronically and an inside lever that always retracts the latch.
2) Will the ML80EUCH electrified mortise body drop into a Schlage L Series mortise pocket?
Yes. The ML80EUCH is built as an electrified Schlage mortise body, so it goes into the same mortise pocket and uses Schlage trim. That is the retrofit case it exists for: an existing Schlage mortise opening that now needs to be controlled by an access control system, without recutting the door. If you are instead specifying a fresh mechanical Schlage mortise lock with no electrification, the Schlage L9050BDC entrance/office lock is the mechanical counterpart in the same L Series family.
3) What happens to the door if power drops on a 24VDC fail-secure mortise lock?
The outside lever locks. Fail-secure means the solenoid needs power to release the outside lever, so a power loss or a cut to the access control panel leaves the opening secure from the corridor side. Egress is unaffected: the storeroom function keeps the inside lever always free, so anyone inside gets out mechanically with no power at all. That combination is why this configuration gets used on stairwells, computer rooms and stock rooms. If your life safety plan instead calls for the door to unlock on a fire alarm or power failure, fail-secure is the wrong choice and you want a fail-safe lock.
4) How much current does the ML80 electrified mortise lock draw, and can my access control power supply handle it?
350 mA at 24VDC, which works out to 8 watts, with 69 ohms of solenoid coil resistance. Size the supply off the 350 mA figure per lock, and if you are running several openings off one panel, add them up plus whatever the readers and boards pull. The solenoid is continuous duty, so it can sit energized indefinitely on an unlock cycle or a continuously-on application without cooking, which matters when a lock is held released for a whole business day.
5) Do I need the request-to-exit option on an electrified mortise lock?
It depends on whether your panel has to know the door was used from the inside. Request to exit is an option on the ML80EUCH, ordered either with it or without. Take the RX version when the access control system needs to see the inside lever being turned, so it can shunt an alarm, log the exit, or release a door contact instead of reporting a forced door. Skip it when the lock is simply being switched on and off by a reader and nobody is monitoring egress. It is not a field add, so decide it on the order form.
6) What is a direct equivalent to the Command Access ML80EUCH 24VDC electrified mortise lock body?
The DynaLock EML-1 covers the same ground: it is an electrified mortise lock in storeroom function, matching the ML80EUCH's storeroom function where the outside lever is electronically controlled and the inside lever stays free for egress. The ML80EUCH is a fail-secure 24VDC body, so if you are swapping to the EML-1 confirm the coil voltage and fail mode your power supply and access control panel are wired for before you order.
7) What should I use instead of an electrified mortise lock body when the opening needs latch retraction for panic or automatic operator sequencing?
A solenoid storeroom body like the Command Access ML80EUCH controls the outside lever electrically and leaves the latch projected. When the opening needs the latch itself pulled back on command - to sequence with an automatic operator or to allow free push-pull entry - the SDC 7600 Series is a motorized latch retraction mortise lockset with 24VDC control, Grade 1, for 1-3/4 inch doors. Same 24VDC class of control, different mechanical result at the latch.
8) Is the Schlage L9050BDC a substitute for a 24VDC electrified mortise lock?
No. The L9050BDC is a mechanical mortise entrance/office lock, single cylinder non-deadbolt function with a disposable SFIC, Grade 1 heavy duty for 1-3/4 inch doors. It has no electrical control, so it cannot be released or secured from an access control panel the way the 24VDC fail-secure ML80EUCH body can. The L9050BDC is the right call when the opening is being keyed and operated by hand only; it is not a drop-in for a wired opening.
9) My power supply is AC, not DC. Can I still run this electrified mortise lock?
Yes. A plug-in bridge rectifier is part of the design, so the lock runs from either an AC or a DC source at 24V. That saves adding a separate rectifier in the enclosure when the only spare output on the panel is AC.
10) Is the storeroom function right for a stock room or IT closet, or do I want office function?
Storeroom is the one for a room that should never sit unlocked. The outside lever is controlled electronically, locked or released by the access control system, and there is no way for a user to leave it in a passage state. The inside lever always retracts the latch. Office or entrance function behaves differently: it lets someone at the door set it unlocked and leave it that way. For a supply room, a server closet or a stairwell re-entry point, that is exactly what you do not want. If you do need a lock a user can leave unlocked, the Schlage L9050BDC is an entrance/office function mortise lock rather than storeroom.
11) What is the difference between a solenoid electrified mortise lock and a motorized latch retraction mortise lockset?
They control different things. The ML80EUCH uses a solenoid to lock or release the outside lever, so the latch stays projected and the door stays latched at all times; access control decides whether the lever will turn. A motor-driven latch retraction lock instead pulls the latchbolt back out of the strike, which leaves the door free to push open with no lever operation at all. Pick lever control for a normal secured opening where people present a credential and pull the door. Pick latch retraction where the door has to be freely pushable during open hours or is on an automatic operator. The SDC 7600 Series is the motorized latch retraction mortise lockset in that second category, also 24VDC and Grade 1. The SDC Selectric 7800 PRO is solenoid controlled like this one, with a vandal resistant clutch in the lever.
12) Is the Command Access ML80 electrified mortise lock UL Listed and Grade 1?
UL Listed and Grade 1 rated, in heavy-duty commercial construction. That is the pair of things a facilities spec usually calls out for a mortise lock on a stairwell, a lobby or a classroom door, and it is why this lock shows up on institutional openings rather than light commercial ones. Among electrified mortise alternatives, the SDC 7600 Series and the mechanical Schlage L9050BDC also carry Grade 1.
13) I need to standardize electrified mortise locks across a building where the doors already have Schlage mortise prep. What are my options?
Two routes. Keep the existing Schlage pockets and trim and swap in the ML80EUCH electrified Schlage body, which is the least invasive way to electrify openings that are already mortised. Or change to a complete electrified lockset from another line, which means matching that manufacturer's prep and buying its trim: the SDC 7600 Series and the SDC Selectric 7800 PRO are both 1-3/4 inch door thickness units, and the DynaLock EML Series covers the same storeroom function. Across a fleet the body-only route usually wins because one trim standard stays on the doors and only the case changes.
14) Can I use the ML80EUCH electrified mortise lock on a fire rated stairwell door?
The function and the electrical behavior suit it: the lock is UL Listed, storeroom function keeps the inside lever always free so egress is never blocked, and fail-secure operation means the outside lever stays locked if power is lost. Command Access lists stairwell doors among the applications for the ML80. What still has to be checked on your specific opening is the fire label on the door and frame assembly and what your local code requires for stairwell re-entry, since some jurisdictions require controlled re-entry hardware that unlocks on alarm rather than a fail-secure lock.
15) How does power get from the frame into an electrified mortise lock in the door?
Through the hinge edge. An electrified mortise body has wires leaving the lock case and running through the door to the hinge stile, where an electric hinge, a power transfer or a door loop carries the 24VDC across the gap to the frame and on to the access control panel. That transfer device is a separate item from the lock, so budget it into the same order along with the cylinder, trim and strike. Wire runs also mean handing and hinge side get settled before the door is drilled, not after.
16) For a high-abuse opening such as a stairwell or a school corridor, what electrified mortise lock holds up to lever abuse?
The SDC Selectric 7800 PRO Series is a solenoid controlled mortise lock with a vandal resistant clutch, built for 1-3/4 inch doors - the clutch lets the outside lever rotate freely when locked instead of transmitting force into the hub. The Command Access ML80EUCH is a heavy-duty, UL Listed Grade 1 solenoid body in storeroom function. Both are solenoid controlled; the 7800 PRO is the one specified when the concern is people yanking on a locked lever.
17) Which electrified mortise locks carry a stated Grade 1 rating for an institutional specification?
The Command Access ML80EUCH is UL Listed and Grade 1 rated, heavy-duty commercial construction. Among the alternates, the SDC 7600 Series motorized latch retraction mortise lockset is Grade 1 for 1-3/4 inch doors, and on the mechanical side the Schlage L9050BDC is Grade 1 heavy duty, also 1-3/4 inch. If your specification calls out ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 mortise hardware standardized across a facility, all three answer that line - the difference is how the opening is controlled.
18) Does the SDC 7600 do the same thing as a fail-secure storeroom solenoid lock?
They are not interchangeable in function. The Command Access ML80EUCH is a fail-secure storeroom body - power drops and the outside lever stays locked, with the inside lever always free. The SDC 7600 Series is a motorized latch retraction lockset on 24VDC control, which pulls the latchbolt back rather than simply releasing the outside lever. Motorized latch retraction typically needs a supply sized for its inrush, so do not assume a panel set up for a 350 mA solenoid body will drive it.
19) What is the difference between the Command Access ML80EUCH and the SDC 7800 PRO for a solenoid controlled mortise opening?
Both are solenoid controlled mortise locks. The ML80EUCH is a 24VDC fail-secure lock body in storeroom function, drawing 350 mA at 8 watts on a continuous duty solenoid, with a plug-in bridge rectifier so it will run from AC or DC power. The SDC Selectric 7800 PRO Series is a solenoid controlled mortise lock with a vandal resistant clutch, listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. Pick on what the opening demands: documented continuous duty current for load calculations on the ML80EUCH, or the clutched lever on the 7800 PRO.
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