DynaLock 6336 Series - (1) Pushbutton, Momentary SPDT

The 6336 station comes in a compact surface-mounted enclosure meant to be tucked out of sight, under a reception desk or in a similar spot. The box measures 1" H x 2-1/4" W x 2" D, so it fits under a desk lip or on a modesty panel without a back box or wall cutout. Surface mounting means no wall prep, which is why it goes in on retrofits where cutting a gang box into finished millwork isn't an option.

Momentary. The 6336 carries one pushbutton with momentary SPDT contacts, so the circuit transfers only while the button is held and returns the moment you let go. That's the action you want for a request-to-exit or door release that drops a maglock for a few seconds. If your application needs the state to hold until someone presses again, a momentary button is the wrong choice and you want a maintained device instead, such as the RCI 908 Series exit button with maintained operation or the RCI 919 Series rotary release with maintained operation.

Not as standard, but it can be ordered that way. The base 6336 is single pole double throw, which gives you one common with a normally open and a normally closed leg. A DPDT contact upgrade is offered as an ordering option, and that gives you two independent transfer circuits off the one button, so you can drop a lock on one pole and signal an access panel or alarm shunt on the other. Decide this at order time, not in the field.

Probably not. The 6336 is built as a small surface enclosure meant to be concealed under a desk, so it isn't a finished wall plate for a public-facing opening. For a visible release at the door, look at a push plate or exit button instead: the RCI 950 Series round push plate with handicap symbol in satin stainless is a momentary switch made for wall mounting, the Securitron PB3 Series and PB5 Series medium round illuminated push buttons cover the same job, and the Trine 342 is a narrow style electric door switch for tight jambs and mullions.

It isn't marked for it. The 6336 is an unmarked general-purpose momentary station, so nothing on it identifies the button as an emergency release to an occupant or an inspector. Where the application calls for a labeled emergency release, use a device made for that: the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER pushbutton switch is marked "Emergency Release," and the Securitron EEB emergency exit push button uses interchangeable LED lenses. The 6336 is better suited to a concealed staff release at a desk.

The 6336 is a momentary switch: the contacts transfer only while the button is held, so it releases the door for the length of the press. If the job calls for a switch that stays in the position you leave it, the RCI 908 Series is available with maintained operation and red EXIT text, and the RCI 919 Series is a rotary release button with maintained operation in a satin aluminum finish. The RCI 909 Series flush mount rocker is the momentary counterpart, rated 250VAC 10A in a beige finish.

It comes down to who you want pressing it. The DynaLock 6336 is an open pushbutton, so anyone who can reach it can release the door, which is exactly what you want on a concealed station under a receptionist's desk where staff need one-handed operation. If release has to be restricted to keyholders, a mortise keyswitch is the correct device instead, such as the ACSI 1310-1 from the 1300 Series. Some jobs run both: a keyswitch for authorized entry and a concealed momentary button for the desk.

No. The 6336 is a plain pushbutton - anyone who can reach it can operate it, which is why it is normally hidden under a desk rather than relied on for control. When only keyholders should be able to release the opening, the ACSI 1310-1 is a mortise keyswitch, so operation requires a key in a mortise cylinder rather than a press. Concealment and key control are different protections and they are often specified together on the same opening.

Not without changing the prep. The 6336 arrives in its own surface-mounted enclosure measuring 1 inch by 2-1/4 inches by 2 inches, so it fastens to a finished surface with no cutout behind it. The RCI 909 Series is a flush mount momentary rocker switch, rated 250VAC 10A, which needs an opening cut in the mounting surface to receive it. Both give a momentary contact, but one mounts on the surface and the other mounts into it.

The 6336 is ordered as SPDT, with an upgrade to DPDT contacts available on the same button, so one press can drive two independent circuits from a single enclosure. Among the alternates, the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER and the Securitron PB3 Series are the surface pushbutton stations in the same role. Confirm the contact arrangement against your panel inputs before you commit either way.

The 6336 carries no marking and is built to be tucked out of sight in a compact surface enclosure, so it suits a receptionist or dispatcher releasing the door for someone else. For a device the public is meant to find and read, the RCI 908 Series carries red EXIT text, and the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER is marked "Emergency Release". Those are labeled devices; the 6336 is a concealed one.

Commercial. The 6336 is a commercial-grade electronic access control switch, not a residential doorbell-style button. It goes into access control and maglock circuits in offices, healthcare, education and multi-family common areas, wired between the power supply and the locking device.

Yes, the 6336 is a member of the DynaLock 6335 Series of pushbutton stations and shares the series' compact surface enclosure format, so it carries the same look and mounting approach as its siblings. Within the series, the 6336 is the one-button momentary SPDT model, so if some openings need more than a single button you would be specifying a different model in the same family rather than a different series.

The 6336 is a momentary pushbutton, so any contact with the button transfers the contacts for as long as it is pressed. Where an inadvertent press is a concern, the RCI 919 Series is a rotary release button, which has to be turned rather than pushed, and the ACSI 1310-1 mortise keyswitch requires a key. Both change the motion needed to operate the device rather than just the size or label of it.

The 6336 is a commercial surface-mounted station in a compact enclosure meant to sit out of view, so finish rarely drives the selection. Where the device is on the wall and has to read with the rest of the openings, the RCI 950 round push plate is offered in satin stainless steel, the RCI 919 in satin aluminum, the Securitron PB4L pairs an illuminated halo with a stainless button, and the RCI 909 flush rocker is beige.