ROFU 1508 Electric Strike, Fail-secure, Hollow Metal/Aluminum/Wood Frame, Satin Aluminum Clear Anodized, Faceplate Size 5 7/8“ x 1 1/8”

Yes. The 1508 keeper depth is 5/8 inch, so a 5/8 inch latch projection is the maximum it handles. If you have a 1/8 inch gap between the door and frame, you can go up to a 3/4 inch latch projection. Anything longer than that and you need a deeper keeper strike.

No handing to specify. The 1508 is reversible and non-handed, so one part covers both swings. That is useful for a property manager stocking a single spare for a building with doors swinging both ways.

It stays locked. The 1508 is fail-secure, meaning the keeper holds the latch when power is removed and the door still opens from the inside by the lever or panic hardware. If your opening is on an egress or fire alarm release scheme that requires the door to unlock on power loss, you want a fail-safe strike instead, or a field-selectable unit like the Hager 2930.

Three: 8-16 VAC/3-6 VDC, 12 VAC/VDC, and 24 VAC/VDC. The 8-16 VAC version is the one to pick when you are running off an existing AC doorbell transformer for buzz-in entry; the 12 and 24 VAC/VDC versions are what you want tied into an access control panel or a filtered DC supply.

Both. The 1508 faceplate is zinc/aluminum alloy and is suited to hollow metal, aluminum, and wood frames. Faceplate size is 5-7/8 inches by 1-1/8 inches, so cut your jamb prep to that, not to the 4-7/8 x 1-1/4 ANSI cutout many other strikes use.

No. The 1508 uses a 5-7/8 by 1-1/8 inch faceplate, which is longer and narrower than the 4-7/8 by 1-1/4 inch ANSI prep. If you are replacing a strike in an existing ANSI cutout, look at something built for that prep, such as the Dortronics 3300 Series with its 4-7/8 by 1-1/4 inch ANSI strike plate or the Adams Rite 7170 for hollow metal and wood jambs.

The ROFU 1508 is a fail-secure strike for hollow metal, aluminum and wood frames and carries no fire rating in its specifications. For a labeled opening, the Von Duprin 6400 is a Grade 1 modular fail-secure strike for mortise or cylindrical locks with a 3-hour UL 10C rating in satin stainless. The Hager 2930 is a fire rated Grade 1 strike for cylindrical and mortise locks with 12/24VDC dual voltage and field reversible fail safe/secure operation. The SDC 45F is a fire-rated strike for 5/8 inch latchbolts with a radius corner faceplate, which matches the same latch throw the ROFU 1508 handles.

The Trine 001 Series is a fail-secure light commercial electric strike with a 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/4 inch faceplate, so the face height differs slightly from the ROFU 1508 faceplate at 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/8 inch. The Trine 2001 in the 16-24VAC/DC version also uses a 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/4 inch faceplate, is fail secure, and accepts latch throw up to 5/8 inch, matching the ROFU 1508 keeper depth of 5/8 inch maximum latch projection. If the existing cutout was made for a 1-1/8 inch wide face, verify the wider faceplate covers it before ordering either Trine.

The ROFU 1508 has a zinc/aluminum alloy faceplate suitable for hollow metal, aluminum and wood frames, with a 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/8 inch face. Narrow aluminum stile jambs are more commonly prepped for the Adams Rite 7100 Series, which uses a flat 1-1/4 inch x 4-7/8 inch faceplate cut specifically for aluminum jambs, or the Adams Rite 7160 with the same 1-1/4 inch x 4-7/8 inch face. For hollow metal and wood jambs Adams Rite offers the 7170 with that same faceplate size. Match the strike to the existing jamb cutout rather than the frame material alone.

The ROFU 1508 keeper depth handles a 5/8 inch maximum latch projection, extending to 3/4 inch when there is 1/8 inch door-to-frame clearance. If you need a strike rated for a longer throw outright, the HES Folger Adam 310-1(X) strike body covers 1/2 inch, 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch throw latchbolts and is Grade 1 fire rated, and the SDC 30-4 Series is a rim mount strike for a 3/4 inch Pullman latchbolt in stainless steel. The Rockwood double door strike uses a 3/4 keeper.

The ROFU 1508 is a fail-secure strike with a 5/8 inch keeper for hollow metal, aluminum and wood frames. For a mortise lock, the Securitron MUNL Mortise UnLatch is a Grade 1 fire rated strike, and the Von Duprin 6210 is a Grade 1 heavy duty mortise lock strike, 24 VDC fail-secure with UL 10C fire rating - the same 24 VAC/VDC class as one of the ROFU 1508 builds. For a pair with surface vertical rods, the HES Folger Adam 310-4-2 is a complete Grade 1 strike pac for surface vertical rods.

The ROFU 1508 ships with one fixed faceplate at 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/8 inch, so the prep has to match. If the cutout is unknown or varies across a building, the Camden CX-ED1689L-4 is a fire rated universal low profile strike supplied with four faceplates, and the CX-ED1799L-8 comes with eight faceplates. The Camden CX-ED1410 and CX-ED1420 Series are universal Grade 1 ANSI fire-rated strikes. Those universal kits also carry a fire rating, which the ROFU 1508 does not.

The ROFU 1508 specification covers fail-secure operation, a 5/8 inch keeper depth and a reversible non-handed body, without a monitoring switch. If the access control panel needs latch status, the Dortronics 3300 Series includes a latch bolt sensing switch, runs 12/24VDC and uses a strike plate for ANSI prep at 4-7/8 inch x 1-1/4 inch. The Hager 2945 is a fire rated rim exit strike with a latchbolt monitor and field selectable fail safe/fail secure, and the Camden CX-ED1799L-8 is a Grade 1 dual monitor fire rated strike supplied with eight faceplates.

For heavy traffic openings, the Alarm Controls AES-100 is a Grade 1 heavy duty electric strike, and the Von Duprin 4211 is a Grade 1 heavy duty strike for cylindrical locks with 12/24 VDC field-selectable voltage - comparable voltage flexibility to the ROFU 1508, which is offered in 8-16 VAC/3-6 VDC, 12 VAC/VDC and 24 VAC/VDC builds. The Locknetics MDS100 and MS100 in US32D are also heavy duty strikes. The ROFU 1508 remains the reversible non-handed option with a zinc/aluminum alloy faceplate for hollow metal, aluminum or wood frames.

Several strikes in the same duty class need a different opening. The SDC 25 Series is built for 1/2 inch latchbolt compatibility rather than the 5/8 inch projection the ROFU 1508 keeper is cut for. The RCI 15BS is an economy fail-secure strike made for a special offset latch entry. The Locknetics NC450 is a no cut strike, a different install approach entirely. The SDC 30-4 is rim mount for a Pullman latchbolt, not a cylindrical latch in a jamb cutout. The ROFU 1508 itself is a reversible non-handed unit with a 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/8 inch faceplate.

The SDC 15 Series is a value strike for a 5/8 inch latchbolt with 12/24 VDC operation, which lines up with the 5/8 inch maximum latch projection of the ROFU 1508 and its 12 VAC/VDC and 24 VAC/VDC builds. The Trine 001 Series is a fail-secure light commercial strike with a 5-7/8 inch x 1-1/4 inch faceplate. The ROFU 1508 differs in being offered additionally in an 8-16 VAC/3-6 VDC build and in carrying a zinc/aluminum alloy faceplate suited to hollow metal, aluminum or wood frames.

It is catalogued for commercial openings. For high traffic entries where you want a Grade 1 heavy duty body, the Alarm Controls AES-100 and the Von Duprin 4211 are both Grade 1 heavy duty strikes.

Satin aluminum, clear anodized. That matches typical clear anodized aluminum storefront framing, so it blends on a glass front entry rather than standing out the way a satin stainless 32D plate would.