HES 590-BR2 Bridge Rectifier, 2 Amp

The 590-BR2 is a 2 amp bridge rectifier used as an installation accessory on HES electric strike jobs. A rectifier converts AC input to DC, so it is what you add when the strike or the device downstream needs DC but the power available at the door is AC. It is a wiring component, not a strike, and it mounts inline between the power source and the strike.

It is a 2 amp rectifier, so the total continuous draw of whatever you put downstream of it has to stay at or under 2 amps. Check the inrush and holding current of the strike you are feeding before you commit to it; a device that pulls more than 2 amps needs a larger rectifier or a DC supply.

They do different jobs. The HES 590-BR2 is a 2 amp bridge rectifier, an installation accessory that converts AC to DC so a DC strike or DC-only accessory can run off an AC source. It does not change voltage. The Adams Rite 4605 is a transformer that takes 115 VAC and steps it down to 12 or 24 VAC with a 40 volt-amp output. On a job where the only supply is 115 VAC line power and the strike is DC, you use the transformer to get to low-voltage AC and the rectifier to turn that into DC.

Yes. HES lists the 590-BR2 as a commercial product and carries a Grade 1 designation, which is the heaviest-duty classification used on commercial door hardware. It is the rectifier intended for commercial access control work rather than a residential-grade part.

That is the usual reason to fit one. An electric strike running on AC hums or buzzes while energized; converting the supply to DC with a bridge rectifier such as the 2 amp 590-BR2 gives you silent operation, provided the strike is rated for continuous DC duty. Confirm the strike accepts DC before you convert the feed.

No. The HES 590-BR2 handles current conversion only - it is a 2 amp bridge rectifier that turns an AC feed into DC. For splitting or switching outputs, the Locknetics RDB4 is a relay distribution board with four relay outputs, sold as a board only. Use the relay board for the switching and distribution, and add the rectifier only where a DC device is being fed from an AC source.

A rectifier will not. The HES 590-BR2 is an electronic installation accessory that conditions AC into DC in the power path; it does not carry current from frame to door. For that crossing, the RCI 9500/9501 series is a mortise pin transfer with a tamper-resistant design rated 1.5A at 24VAC. The two are complementary - the pin transfer moves the power through the opening, the rectifier converts it upstream.

They are not the same class of part or the same grade. The HES 590-BR2 bridge rectifier is a Grade 1 commercial electronic accessory in the power path of an electric strike. The Securitron glass door accessories are Grade 2 mounting hardware for glass door applications. If the specification on the job calls for Grade 1 throughout, the 590-BR2 meets it and the glass door accessory set does not.

Yes, wrong part for that. The 590-BR2 is a 2 amp bridge rectifier used in the strike power supply path. Request-to-exit signalling is handled by switch kits matched to the hardware: Command Access REX-KIT-ML is a field installable request to exit kit for ML1-Series mortise locks, CRSREXKIT-ED is a field installable REX kit for Cal Royal 22/98 and Sargent 80 series exit devices with an SPDT switch, and CYREXKIT-ED is a field REX kit for Corbin 5000 and Yale 7000 exit devices rated 5A. Pick the kit that matches the lock or device already in the opening.

No. The 590-BR2 is a power component only. If what you need is signalling rather than power conversion, that is a different part: request-to-exit kits like the Command Access REX-KIT-ML for ML1-series mortise locks, or latchbolt monitoring like the Command Access SCHLBMKIT-ML for Schlage L9000 mortise locks, handle those functions. The rectifier does nothing but convert AC to DC.