KABA-SIMPLEX m Serial

In this review I will discuss some other mechanical pushbutton lock by Kaba-Simplex: chiliad Serial. As in my other lock reviews, I will discuss this lock in the low-cal of my six standards of quality as outlined in my first lock review.

With respect to affordability this lock receives three/5. This is non an inexpensive lock. Information technology comes in 4 finishes: satin chrome, antique brass, vivid contumely, and bright chrome. In the field though, 1 typically only sees this lock in either satin chrome or bright brass. The old starts at $540.48 and the latter starts at $638.88. Even so, considering this lock is fully mechanical, it eliminates the labor and cost associated with installing batteries; not to mention the cost and aggravation of issuing, controlling, and collecting keys, cards, and fobs.

With respect to strength this lock receives iv/five. With a heavy duty cylindrical lock housing, a cast front housing, cast knobs/levers, a unified trim plate, and solid metal pushbuttons, this lock is both weather condition and vandal resistant. It is attached to the door using two 8-32 x 2-1/two″ screws and a reinforcing plate. The strike plate is fastened to the jam using eight-32 x 3/4″ screws. (If installing this lock on a door with a wooden jam, the author recommends that 3″ screws exist used to fasten the strike plate.) That said, this lock does non come up with a vandal-proof clutch; only more chiefly, models manufactured prior to September 19, 2010 tin be bypassed using a rare-earth magnet.

With respect to aesthetics this lock receives three.5/five. Though this lock comes with either a lever or knob and in a number of attractive finishes, information technology is quite bulky. All the same, given that it is used in retail locations, hospitals, factories, schools, and government sites, among others, this is rarely, if ever, an issue.

With respect to installability this lock receives 4/v. Equally far equally mechanical pushbutton locks go, this one is very like shooting fish in a barrel to install. All that is needed to install this lock on a door without ASA 161 door preparation is a variable speed electric drill, an awl (or centre dial), a two-1/8″ pigsty saw with pilot drill, a 1″ hole saw with pilot drill, a 1/4″ drill fleck, a 1″ wood chisel (for wooden door installations), a hammer, a phillips head screwdriver, a modest flat bract screwdriver, and a pair of pliers (for models with a passage function). Most doors come up prepped to conform this lock withal, so in nearly cases all that is required to install this lock is ii 1/4″ holes for the mounting screws and ane 1″ pigsty for the combination alter plug. For models that come with a passage characteristic (i.e. 1031 and 1041) and for the model that comes with a lockout feature, an boosted one″ hole must be drilled for the thumbturn or key operated passage adaptor and key operated lockout activator, respectively.

With respect to recombinability this lock receives 4/5. This lock comes from the manufactory with a single access code that is quick and easy to change. Information technology does not need to be removed from the door for the code to be changed. All that is required is the DF-59 control central and spanner wrench, both of which are shipped with the lock. For complete instructions on how to change the code, go here and click on "Installation Manuals".

With respect to pick and bump resistance this lock receives 2.5/5. The models that come with a central override feature (i.east. 1021 and 1041) tin exist ordered with your choice of either a minor or large format interchangeable core, and are therefore, depending on the type of core chosen, vulnerable to either bumping and/or picking attacks. And considering the locking device on this lock is a latch, it is likewise vulnerable to slipping attacks, but only if improperly installed.