About this item
The Accentra 626F is the classroom and storeroom function escutcheon lever trim for Accentra (formerly Yale) 1500, 2100, 6000, and 7000 Series exit devices. If you've been searching for the Yale 626F trim or Accentra 626F trim, this is the same product. Yale commercial hardware has been rebranded as Accentra, an ASSA ABLOY brand. The 626F part number, installation footprint, and device compatibility have not changed. Products may arrive with either the Yale or Accentra label.
Classroom vs Storeroom: Understanding ANSI F08 and F09
The 626F ships in the Classroom function (ANSI F08) and is field-convertible to the Storeroom function (ANSI F09) with a single trim modification at installation, without ordering a different part.
In the Classroom function (F08), the outside lever can be locked or unlocked by key from the outside. When unlocked, either side operates the latch freely. When the key locks the outside lever, a key is still required to retract the latch from outside. The inside lever is always free. This is the standard specification for K-12 and higher education classrooms, where teachers need to lock the door from the corridor without going inside the room.
In the Storeroom function (F09), the outside lever is always rigid and inoperative. The only way to retract the latch from outside is with a key. The inside lever is always free. This is the correct specification for secured storerooms, server rooms, and spaces where the outside should never have lever access without a key, regardless of any interior state.
What "Free-Wheeling Trim" Does
The 626F features Accentra/Yale's Free-Wheeling trim design on the outside lever. When the outside lever is in the locked state and someone applies force or attempts to snap the lever, the Free-Wheeling mechanism allows the lever handle to rotate freely rather than transferring that torque into the latch mechanism or escutcheon. This is an anti-vandalism and forced-entry resistance feature. A forced lever on a standard trim can damage the locking mechanism even if entry is not achieved. Free-Wheeling trim absorbs the attack without transmitting force to the hardware underneath.
Through-Bolted and Beveled Escutcheon Construction
The 626F through-bolts directly to the exit device body, not to the door face. This means the fasteners run through the door and anchor into the exit device itself, creating a mechanically locked connection between trim and device. Trim that only surface-mounts to the door can be pried away; through-bolted trim cannot without defeating the exit device at the same time.
The escutcheon has beveled sides, which reduce the surface area an attacker can grip for a pry-bar or leverage attack against the cylinder or lever. Combined with the flush cylinder design in 6-pin applications, which seats the cylinder face level with the escutcheon to eliminate cylinder pull attack purchase points, this is a complete anti-attack trim package.
Cylinder, Dimensions, and Compatibility
Cylinder is sold separately. The 626F accepts a 1-1/8" rim cylinder as standard, or is available in SFIC (Small Format Interchangeable Core) prep for systems running BEST or compatible SFIC masterkey cores. Escutcheon dimensions are 3" x 10-1/4" x 13/16" (76mm x 260mm x 19mm). Projection is 2-5/8". Standard door thickness is 1-3/4". Handing is Right Hand Reverse (RHR) as shipped, field reversible.
Compatible exit device series: 1500, 1800, 2100, 6000 (6100, 6170), and 7000 (7100) Series. ANSI/BHMA A156.3 Grade 1 certified.
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