DynaLock 6865 Series Handicapped Pushplates, Recessed Narrow, Alternate Action SPDT

That is exactly what the narrow recessed version is built for. The 6865 is the recessed narrow model in DynaLock's 6805 Series handicapped pushplates, made for installation in aluminum store front frames with minimal cut-out and preparation. If you are working a glass front opening with a narrow stile or a narrow jamb face, this is the format to order rather than a wide square plate.

Alternate action means the switch latches: press once and the contacts transfer and stay transferred, press again and they return. The 6865 uses a single pole double throw contact set, so you get one common with a normally open and a normally closed leg. Use it where you want the door to stay unlocked or held open until someone presses again, such as a daytime unlock at a lobby door. If you want the door to release only for the duration of the press or the timer, order a momentary model instead. DynaLock notes that all momentary models in the series run "all active" operation.

The DynaLock 6865 is a narrow recessed handicapped pushplate machined from solid aluminum with a blue engraved handicapped symbol, designed for aluminum storefront frames with minimal cut-out. If the opening calls for a round plate instead, the RCI 950HP is a round push plate with a handicap symbol and a momentary switch in satin stainless steel. Note the switching difference: the 6865 is alternate action SPDT, which latches on each press, while the 950HP is momentary and closes only while pressed.

The DynaLock 6865 is a narrow recessed handicapped pushplate intended for aluminum store front frames with minimal cut-out and carries a blue engraved handicapped symbol. If you want a narrow switch without the handicapped marking, the Trine 342 is a narrow style electric door switch. Choose the 6865 when the opening has to be identified as an accessible entrance, and the Trine 342 when it is a plain release in a narrow stile.

The DynaLock 6865 uses alternate action SPDT switching, so each press changes and holds the state rather than releasing when you let go. Peers with maintained operation include the RCI 908 Series in the RCI-908-RE-MA 32D, an electronic exit button with red EXIT text and maintained operation, and the RCI 919 Series RCI-919-MA 28, a rotary release button with maintained operation in satin aluminum. The RCI 919 is turned rather than pressed, and the RCI 908 is marked EXIT rather than with an accessibility symbol.

6 A at 125VAC. DynaLock rates the PTD versions in the 6705 and 6805 families at 10 A at 125VAC and all other configurations, the 6865 included, at 6 A at 125VAC. That is enough to switch a maglock power supply relay or a low voltage control input directly, but size any inrush load against the 6 amp figure before you wire it in line.

It is a heavy duty commercial egress control, machined from solid aluminum rather than stamped or molded, with the handicapped symbol engraved and filled blue so it does not wear off the way a printed or applied symbol does. That construction is why these go on school, hospital, and multi-family lobby entrances that see constant use.

The 6865 is the recessed narrow format, so it needs a cut-out in the frame or wall. If you want a round plate instead, ZenSupply carries the RCI 950 Series round push plate with the handicap symbol in satin stainless with a momentary switch. That one is momentary rather than alternate action, so it releases only while pressed or for the length of your timer, which is a different operating behavior than the latching 6865.

The Trine 342 is a narrow style electric door switch and is the closest format match if you need another brand for the same narrow jamb condition. For a marked emergency release rather than a handicap actuator, there is the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER pushbutton switch labeled "Emergency Release" and the Securitron EEB emergency exit push button with interchangeable LED lenses. Those serve a different code function than an ADA door operator actuator, so do not swap one for the other on a drawing that calls for a handicap pushplate.

The 6865 is the actuator only, a switch plate. It sends the signal; it does not power or move anything on its own. To complete an accessible opening you still need the low voltage supply, the device being switched (maglock, electric strike, or automatic operator), and the wiring run to the frame. Order the operator or lock and the power supply on their own lines.

Yes, the SPDT contact set makes that straightforward. One throw breaks the maglock circuit while the other closes, so you can use the normally closed leg to drop the lock and the normally open leg to notify a panel or shunt the door contact from the same press. Keep both loads inside the 6 A at 125VAC contact rating, and remember this is the alternate action version, so the transferred state holds until the plate is pressed again.

The DynaLock 6865 is available in Satin Aluminum US28, which is also its standard finish, along with Bright Brass US3, Satin Brass US4, Light Bronze US10, Dark Bronze US10B, Medium Bronze US13, Black Satin US19 and Bright Chrome US26. If a satin aluminum control is all you need and the format can differ, the RCI 919-MA 28 rotary release button is offered in satin aluminum, and the RCI 950HP round handicap push plate is satin stainless steel, which reads slightly different alongside aluminum storefront framing.

The DynaLock 6865 is a heavy duty egress pushplate with a handicapped symbol, meant to actuate an accessible door. For an opening where the control must be identified as an emergency release, the ACSI 1320-1-MOM-ER is a pushbutton switch marked "Emergency Release", and the Securitron EEB is an emergency exit push button with interchangeable LED lenses. Those carry emergency marking; the 6865 carries the accessibility symbol.

They do different jobs at the opening. The DynaLock 6865 is a recessed narrow handicapped pushplate with an engraved handicapped symbol and alternate action SPDT switching, machined from solid aluminum. The Securitron PB3 is a push button, so it is a smaller actuator without the ADA plate format. If the drawing calls for an accessible-entrance actuator plate, the 6865 is the matching part; the PB3 suits a general release location. Securitron also offers illuminated options in the PB4L, an illuminated halo with stainless push button, and the PB5 medium round illuminated push button if you need the control to be visible in low light.

The DynaLock 6865 is a commercial, heavy duty handicapped pushplate that anyone can operate by pressing the plate, which is what an accessible entrance needs. The ACSI 1310-1 is a mortise keyswitch, so operation requires a key and it restricts who can release the door. The RCI 909F-MO is a flush mount momentary rocker switch rated 250VAC 10A in a beige finish, typically used at a desk or control point rather than at the door face. Use the 6865 for public actuation of the opening.

The 6705 and 6805 series are the same handicapped pushplate line from DynaLock, sharing the solid aluminum construction, the blue engraved handicapped symbol, and the same finish and switching option choices. The 6865 is the recessed narrow, alternate action SPDT configuration within the 6805 series. If you are standardizing a portfolio, matching the finish code (US28 satin aluminum is the standard) keeps the openings consistent even where the switching function differs.