RCI 912 Series Wireless Batter...
IN STOCK (leaves warehouse same day if ordered before 3pm ET)
$467.00
$306.18
RCI 912 Series Wireless Battery-Powered Touch-Free Infrared Motion Actuators

RCI 912 Series Wireless Battery-Powered Touch-Free Infrared Motion Actuators

(No reviews yet) Write a Review

Model: 912-WBT-R
$467.00
$306.18
Selected Actuator Design is

In Stock (leaves warehouse same day if ordered before 3pm ET)

$467.00
$306.18
Adding to cart… The item has been added
Free Shipping on orders over $199
We price match and offer bulk discounts! Click Add to Quote. It's quick and easy.
✨
Earn points with this purchase! You can redeem points for giftcards, iPads, XBox's and more. View Rewards
Free Keying on all locks
You may also like

RCI 912 Series Wireless Battery-Powered Touch-Free Infrared Motion Actuators

Professional Touch-Free Access Control Solution

The RCI 912 Series wireless battery-powered actuators utilize proven infrared motion detection technology for consistent, dependable touch-free activation in commercial applications. These actuators detect moving objects such as hands, reflective objects, carts, or wheelchairs with adjustable detection distance from 3-30 cm (1"-12") and feature 2.4GHz wireless transmission with line of sight range up to 30 meters (100ft). The system operates on battery power with low consumption design and provides SPDT relay output at 3A @ 30VDC for automatic door and access control applications.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Adjustable Detection Range: Detection distance adjustable from 3-30 cm (1"-12") allows precise customization for various application requirements.
  • Extended Wireless Range: 2.4GHz transmitter and receiver provide line of sight communication up to 30 meters (100ft) for flexible installation options.
  • Rapid Response Technology: Touch-free activation responds in less than 130 ms for immediate door operation and user convenience.
  • Versatile Power Output: SPDT relay output rated at 3A @ 30VDC supports both automatic door systems and access control integration.
  • Long Battery Life: Low power consumption design with 4 AA batteries (912), 2 AA batteries (912N), or 2 AAA batteries (912GL) for extended operation.
  • Silent Operation: Quiet activation ideal for hospitals and noise-sensitive environments requiring discreet operation.
  • Flexible Activation Modes: Selectable output between 1.5 seconds or latching mode for "activation on" and "activation off" control.
  • Professional Certifications: FCC and CE certified for compliance with commercial installation requirements.

Technical Specifications

  • Battery Operated: Yes
  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Electronic: Yes
  • Product Category: Electronic Access Controls
  • Product Group: Electronic Access Controls
  • Product Model: 912 Series
  • Product Subgroup: Sensors, Switches, Relays and Timers
  • Product Type: Switches
  • Subcategory: Switches

Installation & Operation

  1. Verify receiver voltage requirements match available power supply (12-30 VDC) and current capacity before proceeding with installation.
  2. Disconnect power supply before beginning installation. Follow all applicable electrical codes and safety procedures.
  3. Mount the actuator unit in the specified location ensuring adequate clearance for wireless signal transmission and user detection zone.
  4. Install batteries in the actuator unit (4 AA for 912, 2 AA for 912N, 2 AAA for 912GL) and configure detection distance settings from 3-30 cm as required.
  5. Configure operational settings including activation output mode (1.5 seconds or latching) and wireless pairing with receiver unit per application requirements.
  6. Restore power to receiver and test all functions including motion detection, wireless transmission, and relay output operation with connected door systems.
  7. Complete final inspection and document settings. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete wiring diagrams, programming instructions, and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Healthcare Facility Access Control
  • Clean Room Entry Systems
  • Food Service Facility Hygiene Compliance
  • Pharmacy Touch-Free Access
  • Commercial Building Automatic Doors
  • Industrial Facility Hands-Free Operation
  • Noise-Sensitive Environment Access

Why Choose RCI Quality?

RCI 912 Series actuators deliver professional-grade reliability with proven infrared motion detection technology and FCC/CE certification for demanding commercial applications. The low power consumption design with adjustable detection range from 3-30 cm and wireless transmission up to 30 meters provides versatile installation options. Engineered for hygienic touch-free activation in hospitals, clean rooms, and food service facilities where dependable performance and silent operation are essential.

Manufacturer Resources

RCI Product Catalog

Product Specs

Product Group:
Electronic Access Controls
Product Subgroup:
Sensors, Switches, Relays and Timers
Product Type:
Switches
Subcategory:
Switches
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Electronic:
Yes
Battery Operated:
Yes
Product Model:
912 Series
Product Category:
Electronic Access Controls
Department:
Door Hardware

RCI 912-WBT-R – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the RCI 912 touch-free actuator work on a glass door or a narrow aluminum stile?
The 912 Series comes in three actuator formats: Standard, Glass-Plated, and Narrow. The Narrow format is the one for a narrow aluminum stile or mullion, and the Glass-Plated version is built for mounting on glass. Because the actuator is wireless and battery powered, there is no wire run through the glass or the stile, which is what usually kills a hardwired switch on a storefront opening. Pick the format by what you are mounting to, then the icon and whether you need the receiver.
2) Do I need to order the receiver with the RCI 912 wireless actuator, or does it come with one?
The receiver is an option you choose when ordering the 912 Series, not something bundled by default. Every actuator format is offered with the receiver and without it. Order it with the receiver if this is a new install and nothing on the door is already paired; skip the receiver if you are adding a second actuator, say a push side and a pull side, to a receiver already mounted at the operator. The receiver is what carries the SPDT relay contacts into the door operator or access control input.
3) How far from the door operator can I mount an RCI 912 wireless actuator?
Up to 30 meters (100 ft) line of sight on the 2.4GHz link between actuator and receiver. Line of sight is the qualifier that matters on a real job: a vestibule where the actuator faces the receiver across open floor is fine, and so is a post-mounted actuator out in an approach. Steel doors, block walls, and elevator shafts between the two will cut into that number, so keep the path as clear as you can.
4) What can the RCI 912 actuator's relay output actually switch?
An SPDT relay rated 3A at 30VDC, with the receiver itself running on 12-30 VDC. That handles a low voltage door operator activation input or an access control input without a relay module in between. It is a dry contact set at 3 amps, so it is not for switching an electromagnetic lock's supply current directly or anything on line voltage. Both normally open and normally closed are available from the SPDT contacts.
5) How close does someone have to get to the RCI 912 sensor for it to trigger?
Detection distance adjusts from 3 to 30 cm (1 to 12 inches), so you set it on site. Tight settings around an inch or two suit a busy corridor where passing traffic would otherwise trip the door; the full 12 inches suits a wheelchair user or someone with a cart who needs to activate without lining up on the plate. It reads moving objects, hands, reflective objects, carts, or a wheelchair. Response is under 130 ms.
6) What is the closest wave-to-open switch to the RCI 912 Series if I want a hardwired flush-mount unit instead of a battery wireless one?
The Locknetics WS-200 and WS-200-MB are flush mount wave switches, so they give you the same no-contact hand-wave activation in a recessed unit rather than the battery-powered wireless format the RCI 912 Series uses. The 912 Series runs on batteries and pairs to its receiver over 2.4GHz, which is what lets it go on a glass or masonry surface with no wire path back to the door controller; the WS-200 is the choice when you already have conduit to the switch location and want nothing to change batteries. Both answer the same touch-free hygiene requirement in a hospital or food service corridor.
7) If touch-free is not required, what push plate can replace the RCI 912 Series actuator?
The Dortronics 5286 Series push plate exit release with "Push to Exit" text covers the same door release duty with physical contact, and the Dortronics 5287 Series heavy duty push button uses a 1-1/2 inch wide push plate on a 3 inch wide back plate with the same "Push to Exit" legend for higher traffic openings. The RCI 912 Series instead detects a hand, cart, or wheelchair at an adjustable 3 to 30 cm and never gets touched, which is what matters in clean rooms and pharmacies. Where hygiene is not the driver, a push plate removes the batteries and the wireless pairing step from the job.
8) Is a Schlage 7764 or 7766 door position switch an alternative to an RCI 912 actuator?
No, they do different jobs even though both are SPDT devices. The Schlage Electronics 7764 is a concealed flush mount magnetic door position switch and the 7766 is the surface mount version, both single pole double throw; they report whether a door is open or closed. The RCI 912 Series is an actuator that a person triggers by motion to release or open the door. On a full opening you may well use both: a 912 actuator to request the door, and a 7764 or 7766 to tell the panel the door actually closed.
9) Should I use a wireless touch-free actuator or a hardwired push plate for an automatic door?
Touch-free is the call where hygiene or no-contact operation drives the spec, hospitals, clean rooms, pharmacies, food service, and the wireless part is what saves you when there is no path for conduit, on glass, on a narrow stile, or on a free-standing post. A hardwired mechanical push plate is the better choice when the actuator is easy to wire, when you want no batteries in the maintenance program, or when the opening needs a heavy duty mechanical switch. For that job ZenSupply carries the Dortronics 5287 Series heavy duty push button with a 1-1/2 inch push plate on a 3 inch back plate, and the Dortronics WR5276-HD22 waterproof switch with a 5/8 inch stainless entry button for exterior or washdown areas.
10) What batteries does the RCI 912 actuator take, and is it different by model?
Yes, and it matters for your stockroom. The 912 takes 4 AA, the 912N takes 2 AA, and the 912GL takes 2 AAA. The design is low power consumption, but if you are standardizing a building on these, note that the narrow and glass versions do not share a battery with the standard one. Buy accordingly before you send a tech up a ladder.
11) Can I set an RCI 912 touch-free switch to hold a door open instead of just pulsing it?
Output mode is selectable between a 1.5 second momentary pulse and latching. Momentary is the normal automatic door activation, one wave, one cycle. Latching gives you activation on and activation off, so one wave holds the door in the open or unlocked state and the next wave releases it, which is what you want for a delivery entrance or a clean room door that has to stand open while a cart passes through.
12) Does the RCI 912 come with a wheelchair symbol for a barrier-free entrance?
Two icon designs are offered on every actuator format: a wheelchair symbol and a waving hand. The wheelchair icon is the one specified on barrier-free and accessible entrances; the waving hand suits general touch-free openings where the point is hygiene rather than accessibility. Icon choice is independent of whether you take Standard, Glass-Plated, or Narrow, and independent of the receiver option.
13) What is the difference between an RCI 912 wireless actuator and a wave switch like the Locknetics WS-200?
Both are no-touch wave devices, but the 912 Series carries its signal over a 2.4GHz radio link to a separate receiver and runs on batteries, so no wiring reaches the wall device. The Locknetics WS-200 and WS-200-MB are flush mount wave switches, meaning they go into a prepared box and wire back conventionally. Choose the 912 when there is no path to run cable, on glass, on a narrow stile, or on a remote post; choose a flush mount wave switch when you have a box and conduit already and would rather not manage batteries.
14) Can I use an RCI 912 as the request-to-exit device on an access controlled door?
The SPDT output at 3A, 30VDC can drive an access control input, so the 912 works as a touch-free exit request where a wave replaces a push button. Two cautions. It is a motion actuator, so anything moving inside the set detection window, adjustable from 3 to 30 cm, releases the door, which is why the tighter settings matter on an interior corridor. And if what you actually want is exit sensed at the lock itself rather than at a wall device, that is a different part: the Command Access REXKIT-CL is a field installable request-to-exit switch kit for CL180 Series cylindrical locks, also SPDT.
15) I need to know when the door is actually open, not just when someone waved. Does the RCI 912 do that?
No. The 912 Series is an activation device, it tells the operator or access control panel that someone wants the door, and nothing about the door's position. For position monitoring you want a door position switch: ZenSupply carries the Schlage Electronics 7764 concealed flush mount and the 7766 surface mount, both single pole double throw. A typical automatic door package uses both, a 912 actuator to call the door and a position switch to report it.
16) I need staff-only door release, not a public actuator. What replaces the RCI 912?
For credentialed or staff-restricted release, the Detex CS-400 Series electronic keyswitches with LED indicators require a key to operate, and the Locknetics CSW-100 and CSW-200 are flush mount concealed desk releases with an SPDT switch that put control at a reception counter out of public reach. The RCI 912 Series is the opposite intent: anyone who moves a hand, cart, or wheelchair into the 3 to 30 cm detection zone activates it, which is what you want on an accessible public entrance and not what you want on a secured back-of-house door.
17) How does the Cal-Royal 8633-SW microwave switch compare with the RCI 912 infrared actuator?
The Cal-Royal 8633-SW from the 8600 Series is a microwave cell switch supplied with single and double gang black faceplates, so it senses through a different technology and mounts to a standard gang box. The RCI 912 Series uses infrared motion detection with the detection distance adjustable from 3 to 30 cm, responds in under 130 ms, and sends the signal to its receiver over 2.4GHz rather than through a wire. Microwave sensing reaches through some materials where infrared needs a clear line to the hand; the 912's tight adjustable range is aimed at preventing activation from people simply walking past.
18) Does the RCI 912 Series work as a request-to-exit device on a cylindrical lock?
For request to exit signalling from the lock itself, the Command Access REXKIT-CL is a field installable request to exit switch kit for CL180 Series cylindrical locks with an SPDT configuration, and it signals when the lever is turned. The RCI 912 Series is a wall or glass mounted actuator that a user waves at, with its own SPDT relay output rated 3A at 30VDC. If the requirement is that the panel learns the lever was operated, the REXKIT-CL goes inside the lock; if the requirement is a hands-free release beside the door, the 912 is the actuator.
19) What is the difference between the Norton Rixson 503 and 504 vestibule switches and the RCI 912 actuator?
The Norton Rixson 503 is an SPDT momentary push switch rated at 15 amps and the 504 is a dual SPDT momentary vestibule switch with a stainless steel face plate, both vestibule function devices operated by pressing. The RCI 912 Series relay output is SPDT rated 3A at 30VDC and is triggered without contact, with a selectable 1.5 second or latching output. The 15 amp rating on the 503 matters if you are switching a heavier load directly; the 912's output is sized for automatic door operators and access control inputs.
20) Is the RCI 912 quiet enough for a hospital ward or a night-shift corridor?
Activation is silent, which is the reason these get specified in hospitals and other noise-sensitive areas. There is no mechanical click of a push plate and no audible actuation at the sensor, so a wave at 3 in the morning does not wake a patient. The relay is in the receiver at the operator, not in the wall device the user touches.
21) Is the RCI 912 actuator FCC certified for a commercial building install?
The 912 Series is FCC and CE certified, which is what a facilities or specifying office will want on file for a 2.4GHz radio device going into a commercial building. It is a commercial-rated device, not a residential product.
22) Will the RCI 912 hold up in a vestibule where two doors need to be triggered?
A single 912 actuator sends one wireless signal to its paired receiver and gives you one SPDT contact set, so a two-leaf vestibule sequence needs an actuator and receiver arrangement for each activation point rather than one device doing both. If you are wiring a conventional vestibule with mechanical switches instead, the Norton Rixson 503 is an SPDT momentary vestibule push switch rated 15 amps, and the 504 is a dual SPDT momentary vestibule switch with a stainless steel face plate, which is the part built for driving two circuits from one device.
23) I want a touch switch with a status light and built-in timer instead of a motion actuator. What is the option?
The Locknetics TS-100 is a dual LED status indicator touch switch with a programmable timer, so the unlock duration is set at the switch and the two-color indicator shows state to the user. The RCI 912 Series gives a selectable 1.5 second or latching output and is activated by motion at an adjustable 3 to 30 cm without being touched. Choose the TS-100 where you need a variable hold time and visible status at the door, and the 912 where the surface must never be contacted, as in clean rooms and food service.
How fast can I get the RCI 912-WBT-R delivered?
Most orders ship the same day from our distribution partners, with quick delivery throughout the continental U.S. Need it urgently? Contact Us for expedited shipping options.
Can I return it if it doesn’t work for me?
Yes—ZenSupply offers a hassle-free return policy. If the product isn’t the right fit, reach out to our support team for a return authorization or setup a return by following our return instructions.
Does the RCI 912-WBT-R come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The RCI 912-WBT-R is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty. For full warranty terms, check the product documentation or Contact Us.
How do I get technical support or installation help for the RCI 912-WBT-R?
You can call, text, or email our expert support team for fast answers. We’re here to help with product selection, installation tips, and troubleshooting. Contact Us
Why buy the RCI 912-WBT-R from ZenSupply?
ZenSupply makes it easy to get the commercial door hardware you need—fast shipping, expert support, and rewards on every order. Our team is always ready to help you choose the right product for your project.
!