Connecting an electric door
strike to a CompX eLock
Use this sheet to connect an electric door strike to a CompX eLock. A 24" cable comes with
the eLock. Begin with the end of the cable that goes into the latch.
Step
Cut off the connector that usually goes into the latch
®
.
1:
Step
Cut off white and green wires – NOT black and red
2:
wires
Step
Strip .25" of the black and red wires
3:
Step
Connect door strike
4:
If your strike has leads:
a. Strip leads on strike.
b. Connect one wire from the harness
to any wire of the strike. Connect
the other wire of the harness
to the remaining wire of the strike.
c. Apply wire nuts.
cut here - NOT the black
or red wires
If your strike has screw
terminals:
a. Attach ring or fork terminals
(that correspond in size to the
terminals on the strike)
to the cable.
b. Attach ring terminals to strike.
black
red
white
green
red
green white
Diagram above shows back view of connectors.
black
If your strike has a terminal
block:
a. Put wires in terminal block and tighten.
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