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A bolt operated manually and not actuated by springs. When locked, the bolt cannot be forced back. A key cylinder or lever handle operates a deadbolt (projected and retracted).
A latch in which an auxiliary mechanism positively holds the latch bolt in the projected position.
Electrical current that travels in only one direction and has negative (-) and positive (+) polarity. It may or may not have an AC ripple component. Unfiltered DC sources should be referred to as full-wave or half-wave rectified AC.
A device that automatically controls the closing or position of a door, usually via a hydraulic mechanism.
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