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SDC 460 Series Capacitive Touch Sensors with Vandal Resistant Stainless Steel Construction

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SDC 460 Series Capacitive Touch Sensors with Vandal Resistant Stainless Steel Construction

Heavy-Duty Electronic Exit Switch Solution

The SDC 460 Series capacitive touch sensors deliver professional-grade egress control with vandal resistant stainless steel construction and capacitive sensor technology. These heavy-duty exit switches feature adjustable timer operation from 1-40 seconds or toggle on/off functionality, dual voltage auto-sensing capability (12VAC/24VAC), and selectable bi-color illumination status with brilliant red and vibrant green options. Designed for indoor commercial and industrial applications, these switches provide superior performance in high traffic conditions and virtually any environment.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Vandal Resistant Construction: 2mm stainless steel face plate with capacitive sensor technology ensures durability in demanding commercial environments.
  • Flexible Timer Operation: Integrated output timer adjustable from 1-40 seconds or alternate action (on/off) for versatile application requirements.
  • Auto-Sensing Dual Voltage: Compatible with 12VAC and 24VAC systems for flexible installation options without manual configuration.
  • Selectable Bi-Color Illumination: Brilliant red and vibrant green LED status indication shows relay ON or OFF status for clear operational feedback.
  • Wide Temperature Range: Operates reliably from minus 40 degrees F to 160 degrees F for diverse environmental conditions.
  • Multiple Model Options: Available in standard single gang (463) and narrow (463N) configurations for various mounting requirements.
  • Versatile Control Applications: Controls automatic doors, electromechanical locks, strikes, magnetic locks, or integrates with access control REX inputs and alarm systems.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Electronic: Yes
  • Face Plate: 2mm Stainless Steel
  • Product Category: Electronic Access Controls
  • Product Group: Electronic Access Controls
  • Product Model: 463, 463N
  • Product Subgroup: Sensors, Switches, Relays and Timers
  • Product Type: Sensors - Capacitive Touch
  • Product Voltage: 12VAC, 24VAC
  • Series: 460 Series
  • Subcategory: Capacitive Touch Sensors
  • Temperature Range: Minus 40 Degrees F to 160 Degrees F

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Building Security Systems
  • Industrial Facility Access Control
  • Healthcare Institution Egress Points
  • Educational Facility Safety Systems
  • Retail Loss Prevention Systems
  • Emergency Exit Compliance Applications
  • High-Traffic Commercial Environments

Why Choose SDC Quality?

SDC 460 Series capacitive touch sensors deliver professional-grade reliability with vandal resistant stainless steel construction and capacitive sensor technology designed for high traffic conditions. The heavy-duty design with wide temperature range operation from minus 40 to 160 degrees F ensures dependable performance in demanding commercial and industrial applications where superior egress control is essential.

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Product Specs

Subcategory:
Capacitive Touch Sensors
Series:
460 Series
Product Group:
Electronic Access Controls
Product Subgroup:
Sensors, Switches, Relays and Timers
Product Type:
Sensors
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Temperature Range:
Minus 40 Degrees F to 160 Degrees F
Electronic:
Yes
Product Model:
463, 463N
Product Voltage:
12VAC, 24VAC
Face Plate:
2mm Stainless Steel
Product Category:
Electronic Access Controls
Department:
Door Hardware

SDC 463U – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What voltage do the SDC 463 and 463N touch sensors run on, and do I have to set them for 12V or 24V?
The SDC 460 Series touch sensors auto-sense between 12VAC and 24VAC, so there is no jumper or switch to set. Feed either one from your power supply or door control board and the sensor sorts it out. Note the rating is AC, not DC, so if your panel only puts out DC on that circuit you need to source AC for these.
2) What is the difference between the SDC 463 and the 463N touch switch?
Same electronics, different plate. The 463 is the single gang version and drops into a standard single gang box; the 463N is the narrow version for tight mounting, such as a narrow mullion or a jamb where a single gang plate will not sit flat. Both are the electronic timer model with an adjustable delay or alternate action on/off. Pick on the mounting surface you have, not on function.
3) Can I use a touch sensor to release a maglock for egress?
Yes. The 460 Series switches control magnetic locks, electric strikes, electromechanical locks and automatic door operators, and they will also drive a REX input on an access control panel or an alarm input. The onboard timer is what makes this work for a maglock: set the output between 1 and 40 seconds so the lock stays dropped long enough for someone to get through the door, then it re-energizes on its own.
4) Will a capacitive touch exit switch hold up in a school or a psych unit where buttons get abused?
That is the case these are built for. The face plate is 2mm stainless steel and there is no moving button, plunger or microswitch to break, jam or pry out. Capacitive sensing means the plate itself is the switch, so the usual failure mode of a mushroom button in a high traffic corridor is not present. SDC lists them as commercial grade for high traffic conditions, and they are used at healthcare and educational egress points.
5) Can I mount an SDC 460 Series touch sensor outside on a gate or a loading dock door?
SDC designates the 460 Series for indoor commercial and industrial use, so an exposed exterior gate post is not the application. The electronics themselves are rated from minus 40 to 160 degrees F, which covers an unheated warehouse, a walk-in cooler vestibule, a parking structure or a dock interior. Cold is not the limiting factor here; direct weather is.
6) What is a request-to-exit alternative to the SDC 463 touch sensor when nobody should have to touch the device?
The Dortronics 6612 is a request-to-exit PIR motion detector with a 1-120 second adjustable time delay in a slim line 7.1 inch by 1.65 inch by 1.65 inch housing, operating on 12/24VDC. It releases on detected motion rather than on contact, so it suits openings where hands are full or hygiene rules discourage touching. The SDC 460 Series works the other way, with a 2mm stainless steel capacitive touch face plate and a 12VAC/24VAC auto-sensing input, so the two also differ in the power the panel has to supply: DC for the 6612, AC for the 460 Series.
7) Is the LCN 8310-804-1 a substitute for an SDC 463 exit switch?
No. The LCN 8310-804-1 is a door mount safety sensor with leading edge detection technology, part of the 8310 Series. Leading edge detection watches the swing path of a powered door to keep it from striking someone, which is a safety function on an automatic operator, not an actuation device. The SDC 460 Series capacitive touch sensor is what a person presses to request the door, so on an automatic opening the two are often installed together rather than one in place of the other.
8) I have a narrow aluminum storefront stile and no room for a single gang box. What exit sensor fits?
The SDC 460 Series is built in two configurations, the 463 single gang and the 463N narrow, so the narrow model addresses the tight stile directly with the same 2mm stainless steel face and 12VAC/24VAC auto-sensing input as the single gang. The Dortronics 6612 is a different approach to the same space problem: a slim line PIR measuring 7.1 inches by 1.65 inches by 1.65 inches that mounts as a surface unit instead of into the stile, and it runs on 12/24VDC.
9) My access control panel supplies DC only. Which of these exit sensors matches?
The Dortronics 6612 request-to-exit PIR is specified for 12/24VDC, so it lands on a DC-only power supply as is. The SDC 460 Series capacitive touch sensor is auto-sensing across 12VAC and 24VAC. Confirm what the panel's auxiliary output actually delivers before you commit the sensor, because this is the specification that decides which of the two drops into the existing power without added equipment.
10) Does the SDC 463 stay on until touched again, or does it time out?
Either, and it is selectable on the unit. Run it as a timed output anywhere from 1 to 40 seconds for normal egress release, or switch it to alternate action so one touch turns the relay on and the next touch turns it off. Alternate action is what you want for a door you need to hold unlocked, like a lobby door during business hours; the timer mode is what you want at an egress point.
11) Should I use a touch sensor or a motion detector for request to exit?
Two different jobs. A touch switch requires a deliberate act, so the door only releases when someone actually means to leave, which is what you want for a controlled or alarmed opening where nuisance releases matter. A request-to-exit PIR like the Dortronics 6612 Series releases hands free as a person approaches, which suits carts, gurneys and full hands, and it carries its own adjustable 1 to 120 second time delay on 12 or 24VDC. If the requirement is a no-touch approach for hygiene or loaded traffic, go PIR; if it is a vandal-prone corridor and you want an intentional action, the stainless touch plate is the better call.
12) Is the SDC 463 the same thing as a door mounted safety sensor on an automatic door?
No, and this is a common mix-up on automatic door jobs. The 460 Series is an actuator: someone touches it and it sends the release or activation signal. A door mounted safety sensor such as the LCN 8310 Series with leading edge detection watches the door leaf itself and stops or reverses it so it does not strike a person. A full auto operator install usually needs both, and one will not do the other's job.
13) Which exit device holds the door released longer, the SDC 460 Series or the Dortronics 6612?
The Dortronics 6612 carries an adjustable time delay of 1 to 120 seconds. The SDC 460 Series timer is adjustable from 1 to 40 seconds, or can be set to alternate action on/off so the relay stays latched until the sensor is triggered again. For a delivery corridor that needs the lock held for two minutes on a single actuation, the 6612 range covers it directly; for an opening that needs to stay unlocked indefinitely until someone releases it, the 460 Series alternate action does that without any timer at all.
14) For an exterior or unheated opening, how does the SDC 460 Series compare with the other exit sensors?
The SDC 460 Series is rated from minus 40 degrees F to 160 degrees F behind a 2mm stainless steel face plate, and SDC specifies it for indoor commercial and industrial use. The Dortronics 6612 is a slim line PIR at 7.1 inches by 1.65 inches by 1.65 inches, a shape that mounts on a jamb or header rather than in a wall box. Where the concern is a loading dock or a parking structure that swings through hard temperatures, the 460 Series temperature range and steel plate are the specifications to check against the mounting location.
15) Which sensor stands up best to abuse in a school corridor or a detention-adjacent space?
The SDC 460 Series is the vandal resistant option of the group: a 2mm stainless steel face plate with capacitive sensing behind it, meaning there is no moving button or plunger for someone to pry, jam, or snap off. The Dortronics 6612 PIR and the LCN 8310-804-1 door mount safety sensor are both defined by their sensing method rather than by a hardened face, with the 8310-804-1 using leading edge detection on a powered door. In high traffic areas where the actuator itself is what gets hit, the steel face plate is the spec that carries the difference.
16) How does the touch sensor show whether the door is locked or released?
There is a bi-color LED in the plate, red and green, and you select which color indicates the relay ON state and which indicates OFF. That gives guard staff or a nurse at a station a visible read on whether the door is currently released without walking to it. Set the convention the same way across a building so the colors mean one thing everywhere.
17) Can the SDC 460 Series touch switch trigger an alarm at the same time it releases the door?
The 460 Series ties into alarm system inputs as well as access control REX inputs, so the touch that releases the lock can also be the event your panel logs or annunciates. That is the typical setup at a controlled egress door where you want a record of who went out and when, not just an unlock.
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