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Fail Safe vs. Fail Secure on an Electrified Mortise Lock: How the Power-Down Decision Gets Made at the Opening Level

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps When a facility manager, electrical sub, or hardware specifier orders an electrified mortise lockset, one question reshapes every other decision on that openi...

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Sep 26, 2026 Our Blog

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...

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Sep 12, 2026 Our Blog

Fail Secure vs. Fail Safe on an Electrified Mortise Lock: How the Wrong Choice Creates a Code Problem

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps When an electrified mortise lockset shows up on a hardware schedule, one of the first decisions is deceptively simple-looking: fail secure or fail safe? That ...

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Sep 6, 2026 Our Blog