David Bolton No Cylinder Override on a Fail Safe Electrified Mortise Lock: What That Means When Power Goes Out What This Article Covers and Who It Helps When a specifier or contractor selects a fail safe electrified mortise lockset with both levers locked and no cylinder override, they are making a deliberate ... access control electrified mortise locks fail safe hardware institutional hardware life safety Sep 14, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Why Fail Safe Is the Wrong Default on a Mortise Lock with a Deadbolt The Word "Safe" Does Not Mean What You Think It Does on an Electrified Mortise Lock This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who are specifying or troubleshooting electrified... access control commercial door hardware electrified mortise locks fail safe hardware life safety compliance Sep 12, 2026 Our Blog