CQR Deedlock Slimline Electromagnetic Lock Kit with Z&L Bracket, Unmonitored AEM20001/KIT

What this electromagnetic lock is for

An electromagnetic lock, or maglock, holds a door shut with a powered magnet on the frame and a steel plate on the door. There is no latch to wear or jam.

This CQR kit pairs the slimline magnet with its bracket, for doors where the frame has no flat face in line with the door. It is the plain version, without a status output.

How the bracket helps

• Z&L bracket: An L bracket drops the magnet below the frame, and a Z bracket brings the plate into line with it. Together they suit doors that open away from the side the magnet sits on.
• Self-regulating: this means the lock adapts itself to a 12 or 24V DC supply.

Where to use it

CQR designs it for medium use traffic areas on internal doors, which suits offices and staff corridors.

On an escape route, settle how the lock will release before fitting it. That can change the wiring and the parts you need.

What the figures mean in practice

• Bracket fixing: A bracket can flex, so a bracket-fitted lock depends on a stiff frame and careful fixing.
• 500mA at 12V, 250mA at 24V: a magnetic lock draws this all the time it is locked, so add it to your supply load. Running at 24V halves the current.

Installing it

• Alignment: The plate must meet the magnet flat and square, because poor contact reduces holding force.
• Protect the controller: A magnet coil can give a voltage spike when it switches off. Fit any suppression your controller's instructions call for.
• Door status: if the site needs it, add a separate door contact or choose a monitored lock, as this one has no output.

Planning your system

A complete door needs a keypad or reader, a controller, an exit button and a 12/24V DC power supply sized for the constant draw.

On an escape route, a magnetic lock usually also needs a fire alarm link and an emergency door release. Agree the design with whoever holds the fire strategy.

Standards and ratings explained

• TS010: This lock is tested to this performance technical standard, at Grade 2.
• EN1634-1 and E30 & E60: EN1634-1 is a fire resistance test standard for doors. E30 and E60 are integrity periods in minutes, and any rating depends on the tested door and fitting.