Keedex K-BXES2 ROFU/Rutherford Weldable Electric Strike Box

The K-BXES2 is a weld-in steel box that houses a ROFU or Rutherford electric strike inside a hollow metal frame or gate post. The strike itself is not part of it. You weld the box into the frame, then mount the strike in it and run the wiring through, so the strike sits in a clean pocket rather than a hand-cut hole. It is a commercial part built for panic hardware openings, where the strike works against exit device latching.

The box measures 2 3/8 x 5 1/16 x 1 3/4 inches (W x H x D), so lay out the frame cutout to that face size and make sure you have at least 1 3/4 inches of clear depth behind it. On a tube gate post or a hollow metal jamb, that depth is the number that usually decides it, check it before you cut.

The K-BXES2 is cut for ROFU and Rutherford electric strikes. Keedex builds these boxes to a specific strike footprint, so a strike from another maker will not drop into it correctly. If you are installing a different brand of strike, get the Keedex box made for that strike rather than trying to adapt this one.

Yes, that is exactly the case these boxes handle. A gate post has no jamb pocket to mount a strike into, so the box gets welded into the post and becomes the pocket. You need 1 3/4 inches of depth inside the post and a 2 3/8 by 5 1/16 inch opening in the face. The strike has to be a ROFU or Rutherford for this box.

No. It is a weldable steel box, so it belongs in hollow metal or steel tube, not in aluminum storefront. For a glass front opening you want a strike and jamb prep intended for aluminum, not a weld-in box.

One version, model K-BXES2. There is no size, hand or finish to specify. Because it gets welded into the frame and then covered by the strike faceplate, it ships as raw steel, so figure on paint or primer after welding if the frame is exposed to weather.