DynaLock 6715 Series Handicapped Pushplates, Single Gang, Alternate Action SPDT

Alternate action means the switch latches: press once and the contacts stay transferred, press again and they return. That suits an opening you want to hold unlocked for a period, say a lobby door left free during business hours. If you need the door released only while someone is pressing, or just long enough to fire a door operator, you want a momentary model instead. DynaLock notes that all momentary models in the 6705 and 6805 lines run "all active" operation. SPDT gives you one common with both a normally open and a normally closed contact, so the same plate can break a mag lock circuit and signal a controller at the same time.

Yes. The 6715 is the single gang version of the 6705 Series, so it mounts to a standard single gang box or ring. If you are putting a plate into an aluminum storefront mullion rather than a wall, the single gang body is the wrong shape for it, DynaLock builds narrow recessed models for storefront frames that need only minimal cut-out and preparation.

Mechanically and electrically it is an egress control switch with SPDT contacts rated 6 A at 125VAC, and it carries the engraved blue handicapped symbol used on actuators. The catch is the alternate action: it latches on until pressed again, so it will hold an operator signal closed rather than giving the timed pulse most operators expect. For operator actuation choose a momentary model from the 6705 or 6805 line; keep the 6715 where you want a press-on, press-off unlock.

The DynaLock 6715 is a single gang handicapped pushplate with an alternate action SPDT switch, machined from solid aluminum with a blue engraved handicapped symbol, and its standard finish is Satin Aluminum US28. If the opening calls for stainless steel instead of aluminum, the RCI 950 Series round push plate carries a handicap symbol and is offered in satin stainless steel with a momentary switch. The difference that matters for wiring is the switch action: the 6715 latches alternately on each press, while the RCI 950HP is momentary and only makes contact while held.

The DynaLock 6715 gives you maintained switching in plate form: it is an alternate action SPDT device, so each press flips and holds the state. If you want maintained action in a smaller device, the RCI 908 Series electronic exit button is offered with maintained operation and red EXIT text, and the RCI 919 Series rotary release button is also offered with maintained operation in a satin aluminum finish. The 6715 differs in that it carries the engraved handicapped symbol for ADA-style actuator use rather than exit or emergency text.

The 6715 is a single gang plate, and DynaLock notes that the narrow recessed models in the 6705 and 6805 families are the ones specifically designed for aluminum storefront frames with minimal cut-out. If you are working a narrow storefront stile and want a different brand, the Trine 342 is a narrow style electric door switch built for that profile. Note the Trine 342 does not carry the blue engraved handicapped symbol that the 6715 does, so it is not a substitute where an accessible actuator is being specified.

Eight finishes: Bright Brass US3, Satin Brass US4, Light Bronze US10, Dark Bronze US10B, Medium Bronze US13, Black Satin US19, Bright Chrome US26 and Satin Aluminum US28. Satin Aluminum US28 is DynaLock's standard, and it is the usual pick against clear anodized aluminum storefront. For dark bronze anodized frames the US10B matches closest; brass and chrome are there to suit lever and pull hardware on interior openings.

It is built as a heavy duty commercial egress control, machined from solid aluminum with the handicapped symbol engraved and filled in blue rather than printed or applied. Engraving matters on a plate that gets hit hundreds of times a day, since a screened symbol wears off and an engraved one does not. It is rated for commercial use, not a residential-grade device.

For a round plate with the handicap symbol, the RCI 950 Series push plate in satin stainless is the closest equivalent, though it is a momentary switch rather than alternate action. For an aluminum storefront stile too narrow for a single gang plate, the Trine 342 is a narrow style electric door switch. If you want a small illuminated button instead of a plate, look at the Securitron PB4L with its illuminated halo or the PB5 medium round illuminated button. For a clearly marked emergency release, the Securitron EEB or the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER, which is marked "Emergency Release", are the ones to compare.

The 6715's alternate action latches on and off, which is what people mean by maintained. If you want that behavior in a different form factor, the RCI 908 Series electronic exit button with red EXIT text is offered in a maintained version, and the RCI 919 rotary release button comes maintained in satin aluminum. Pick the 6715 when the opening needs the blue engraved accessibility symbol; pick one of those when it is a staff-only door.

No. The Securitron PB3 Series is a push button, and the DynaLock 6715 is a single gang pushplate machined from solid aluminum with a blue engraved handicapped symbol and an alternate action SPDT switch. Swapping a PB3 in changes both the door prep and the visible actuator, and it does not carry the handicapped symbol. If your goal is only to break or make a circuit at the wall, the PB3 will do that; if the symbol and plate footprint are part of the spec, stay with the 6715.

The DynaLock 6715 is a non-illuminated solid aluminum pushplate with a blue engraved handicapped symbol, alternate action SPDT, offered in eight finishes including Satin Aluminum US28, Bright Chrome US26, Black Satin US19 and Bright Brass US3. The Securitron PB4L uses an illuminated halo around a stainless push button, and the Securitron PB5 is a medium round illuminated push button. Choose the illuminated units where the actuator must be found in low light; choose the 6715 where the accessible symbol and a plate-style actuator are what the drawing calls for.

The DynaLock 6715 is a heavy duty egress control with the handicapped symbol, intended as an accessible actuator. Where the device needs to read as an emergency release instead, the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER is a pushbutton switch marked "Emergency Release", and the Securitron EEB emergency exit push button uses interchangeable LED lenses. Those are labeled emergency devices; the 6715 is the accessible-symbol plate, so pick based on which marking the code official expects at that opening.

A pushplate like the DynaLock 6715 is free to operate by anyone who walks up to it, since it is an alternate action SPDT egress control. Where the release must be restricted to keyholders, the ACSI 1310-1 is a mortise keyswitch from the 1300 Series and does the same switching job behind a cylinder. Some jobs use both: the keyswitch for staff control and the 6715 plate for accessible public actuation.

The DynaLock 6705 and 6805 family rates the PTD contact at 10 A at 125VAC and all other configurations, including the 6715 alternate action SPDT, at 6 A at 125VAC. The RCI 909 Series flush mount momentary rocker switch is rated 250VAC 10A and comes in a beige finish. If you are switching a load near the top of the range, check it against the 6 A figure for the 6715 before you commit.