A lock specified by a cylinder suffix BDC will be supplied with a disposable small format construction core, see Figure 1 below. There is no metal key but instead the BDC cylinder has a ...
A small format disposable core is used as a SFIC construction core that is for low security applications and can be thrown in the waste bin after use.
A control key is required to install or remove an interchangeable core from a housing or lever. The control key is identified by having "CONTROL" stamped on the bow. How to install and remove an i...
Conventional Cylinders - A conventional cylinder is one that requires some breakdown of the lock in order to be removed.
These are the most commonly used cylinders sometimes called key-in-lever...
Issue: Schlage SFIC mortise cylinders have potential for the driver pins to fall out affecting the ability to lock and unlock the device.Facts: Housings manufactured between 06/01/2...
The Schlage AL-Series SFIC locks require one (1) small format spacer (D500-000) for 7-pin cores and two (2) small format spacers for 6-pin cores. When these spacers are not ins...