Opening A Door Lock With Wires

Electric hinges can often be retrofitted into a door application depending on the wall construction the pattern of the holes and the size of the hinges.

Opening a door lock with wires.

Single wire door lock systems type f type g type h there may be one two or three wires in the harness not counting the illumination wire s if any and only changes in voltage and or resistance on one wire to lock and unlock. Electric hinges provide a concealed and vandal resistant method for getting wires from the door frame to a door equipped with electric locks and exit devices. Move the wire along the latch so it is as far toward the frame of the door as it can go step 6. When you find this you will hear the noise of the lock moving and then it will click when it has opened.

I drilled a hole and used a rubber grommet through the metal big enough for a 1 4 plastic wiring harness to fit tightly through. How to do a relay power door lock get the book at amazon. If pushing up and down opening closing rear door actuators is not set the same as front door actuators you should swap blue and green wire blue wire from actuator to green wire from bunch. If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt the kind of bolt that is spring loaded and has one angled edge and the angled edge is facing away from you you can hook it with a wire hanger.

Put the wire in the crack between the door and its frame above the latch step 3. First take your wire and fashion a loop at the end of it. Some of these will open a circuit to lock and ground a wire to unlock. I tie wrapped the wires at the solenoid to the solenoid to keep them out of the way of the window regulator and then routed them up to the top door hinge.

Orient the tool so the hook with the wire on it is facing up and bend the wire into a u step 2. When installing a magnetic lock you will need to drill holes in the wall and the door to screw in the lock itself and run wires through the wall to connect it to a permanent power source. In those cases you want to be able to open the door. Bring the wire around the back of the latch and out of the crack below it step 4.

How to install it. Pull on the wire while steadily pulling or pushing if your door opens the other way for. Tie the wire to the other hook step 5. Move the wire around until you hear and feel where the lock of the door is at.