Allegion Schlage D Series, Manual

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If You Are Familiar With Pinning Best Style Cores
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If You Are Familiar With Pinning Best Style Cores
If you are already familiar with combinating Best style cores
to the A2 System (depths 0 through 9), you will find no
difference in combinating Schlage small format cores. This
applies to cores with Best Keyways as well as the Everest
29 patented keyway cores.
In patented keyway cores, the blocking pin near the front
and to the right of the keyway checks for the lip of material
on the side of the key.
This pin does not participate in the combination of the key
and it remains safely inside the core during the combinating
process.
Like other brands of these small format cores, the Schlage
core should never be dismantled for combinating or
decombinating.
If you already own a different brand of specialized pin kit
and tools for Best style cores, you may use them for Schlage
cores with the following exceptions and cautions:
1. Do not use Arrow bottom pins because the bottom flat
is smaller and may not seat properly on a zero cut when
next to a 9.
2. Do not use Kaba Peaks® bottom pins as they are .003”
too short for Schlage cores.
3. For security reasons, Schlage advises against using
colored bottom pins. The colors can be read through
the keyway with a lock scope, revealing the
combination. They are also less resistant to wear than
nickel silver bottom pins.
4. Only the original Schlage 40-129 pin kit contains the
plug retainer, blocking pin and blocking pin spring. The
components normally do not need to be replaced, but a
supply may be needed to repair a vandalized or worn
core. These parts may be ordered separately if you use
a different brand of pin kit.
5. Due to the location of the blocking pin, the ejector holes
in the bottom of Schlage cores are all shifted by .010”
toward the back of the core. This may cause problems
in certain core decombinating fixtures and presses.
Using any brand of ejector pin should pose no
problems.
Schlage reserves the right to void the warranty if the core is
combinated with components that do not conform to our
specifications or if keys are improperly cut.
Schlage SFIC Keys
Schlage keys use a shoulder stop against the plug face.
Most other brands of SFIC keys stop at the tip. Punch-type
machines for other Best style keys will not work for Schlage
patented keys and vice-versa.
Shoulder stop
Tip stop