DynaLock 6290 Series Palm Switch, 1-5/8” Dia. 30 Sec. Min. PTD, SPDT Form “Z”, NFPA-101

The 6290 palm switch is built to NFPA-101, with a 30 second minimum push-to-delay timing and an SPDT Form Z contact arrangement. That combination is what a delayed egress or access controlled opening needs at the exit side: one push holds the release for at least 30 seconds, and the Form Z single-pole double-throw contact gives you both a normally open and a normally closed transfer from the same button, so you can drop the lock and signal the panel at the same time.

Both are orderable. The 6290 ships on the standard plate by default, and a narrow plate option at 1-3/4 inches wide is available for aluminum storefront stiles and mullions where the standard plate will not land. Pick the narrow plate before you order, since it is a build option on the switch and not a field swap.

The 6290 is a request to exit palm switch with a 30 second minimum push to delay, so it is not the part for a break glass style emergency release. For that duty ZenSupply carries the Securitron EEB emergency exit push button with interchangeable LED lenses and the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER pushbutton switch marked Emergency Release. Those are labeled and intended for the emergency release function.

The DynaLock 6290 is a palm switch push button in the 6200 Series, finished in Brushed Stainless Steel US32D. The nearest peers by form are the Securitron PB3 Series push buttons and the Securitron PB5 Series medium round illuminated push button, both round push-button request-to-exit devices. If the illuminated ring on the 6290 matters to the install, the Securitron PB4L Series pairs a stainless push button with an illuminated halo, and the RCI 950 Series round push plate is a momentary switch in satin stainless. Match the switching behavior you need first, since the 6290 is an SPDT Form Z device with a 30 second minimum pneumatic time delay.

The 6290 palm switch carries a 30 second minimum pneumatic time delay, which holds the output after the palm is released. Where the opening only needs contact while the button is pressed, the Securitron PB3 Series push buttons and the RCI 950 Series round push plate, a momentary switch in satin stainless, are momentary devices. The RCI 909 Series flush mount momentary rocker switch is another momentary option rated 250VAC 10A. Choose by whether the access control panel expects a held signal or a pulse.

The DynaLock 6290 is an NFPA-101 palm switch with a red standard button color, used as a request to exit control. Where the code official or the drawing calls for a legended emergency device, the Securitron EEB emergency exit push button with interchangeable LED lenses and the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER pushbutton switch marked Emergency Release both carry that identity on the face. The RCI 908 Series electronic exit button with red EXIT text and maintained operation is another legended option, and its maintained action latches rather than timing out the way the 6290 pneumatic delay does.

The button measures 1-5/8 inches in diameter, which is a true palm button rather than a fingertip pushbutton. That size takes a gloved hand, a closed fist, or a forearm, which is why it gets specified on service corridors, loading areas, and egress doors where someone is carrying something. It is a push button, not a wall mounted paddle actuator.

A palm switch like the 6290, at 1-5/8 inches across, is for openings where the exit push has to be found fast or hit with a full hand, and where a 30 second delay is required by the egress design. A small round or rocker style button is the choice where the push is deliberate and staff operated. ZenSupply also carries the Securitron PB3 Series push buttons, the Securitron PB5 Series medium round illuminated push button, and the RCI 909 Series flush mount momentary rocker switch for that lighter duty use.

Yes, that is what the SPDT Form Z contact is for. A single pole double throw arrangement gives you a common, a normally closed, and a normally open leg off one push, so the same actuation can break the maglock circuit and close a contact into the panel input. Add the bi-color LED if you also want status shown at the door.

The DynaLock 6290 palm switch has a 1-5/8 inch diameter button, and a narrow plate 1-3/4 inch wide is one of the ordering options on the 6200 Series. If the stile or mullion will not take even that, the Trine 342 narrow style electric door switch is built for narrow mounting. Confirm the switching arrangement your panel needs before swapping, since the 6290 is an SPDT Form Z device.

They do different jobs. The DynaLock 6290 is a palm switch push button meant to be pressed by anyone leaving, with a red button and NFPA-101 identity. The ACSI 1310-1 is a mortise keyswitch in the 1300 Series, which requires a key to actuate and mortises into the door or frame rather than mounting as a push plate. Specify the keyswitch where actuation must be restricted to keyholders, and the 6290 where any occupant must be able to release the opening.

Both release an opening, but the actuation is not the same. The 6290 is a 1-5/8 inch diameter palm switch pressed straight in, with a 30 second minimum pneumatic time delay. The RCI 919 Series is a rotary release button with maintained operation in a satin aluminum finish, which is turned rather than pushed and stays in position until it is reset. Rotary maintained devices suit openings where the release must be deliberately restored; a palm switch suits fast, gloved, or hands-full egress.

The anti-tamper switch adds a second contact that reports if the plate is pulled off the box, so the panel sees an attack on the device itself rather than only the exit request. On a public corridor, a school, or any opening where the switch is reachable by people you are not screening, it is worth the line item. It is a factory option on the 6290, available with or without the LED and on either plate width.

Standard finish on the 6290 is brushed stainless steel, US32D, which is the satin stainless that most commercial lever trim, push plates, and exit devices are specified in. The button face is red as standard so it reads as an exit control against the plate. If you are standardizing a fleet of openings, the US32D plate matches across a run.

The 6290 is a push operated palm switch, so anyone at the door can actuate it. That is what you want for egress. A mortise keyswitch such as the ACSI 1310-1 restricts the operation to someone holding the key, which is what you want for arming, bypassing, or overriding a lock rather than releasing it for exit. Many jobs get one of each on the same opening.

The DynaLock 6290 ships in Brushed Stainless Steel US32D as its standard finish. Among peers, the RCI 950 Series round push plate is offered in satin stainless and the Securitron PB4L Series uses a stainless push button, so both read the same against satin stainless trim. The RCI 919 Series comes in satin aluminum and the RCI 909 Series flush mount rocker in beige, which will read differently on the same wall.

The DynaLock 6290 can be ordered with an anti-tamper switch, which reports interference with the device itself. Peers built to sit flush or out of easy reach include the RCI 909 Series flush mount momentary rocker switch and the Trine 342 narrow style electric door switch. Compare on whether you need the opening monitored for tampering or simply a device with less exposed surface.

Commercial. The 6290 is a commercial electronic access control device, part of DynaLock's 6200 Series request to exit controls, and it is specified into access controlled and delayed egress openings rather than home use. Monitoring at the door is handled with the optional illuminated indicator.