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=Actuator=
=Actuator=


:''See [[Cam_lock|Cam Locks]] for information on actuators/cams as locking bolts.''
[[File:Actuator Cam01.jpg|thumb|right|text-top|A pin-tumbler actuator connected to the lock.]]


The '''actuator''' (or '''cam''', '''tail''') is an extension, usually connected to the [[Plug|plug]] of the [[Lock|lock]], that activates or deactivates the mechanical locking component, such as the cam or [[Bolt|bolt]]. Attacks against the lock actuator are a method of [[Bypass|bypass]]. When the actuator is used as the primary bolt mechanism the lock is called a [[Cam_lock|cam lock]].
:''See [[Cam lock]] for information on actuators/cams as locking bolts.''


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The '''actuator''' (or '''cam''', '''tail''', '''tailpiece''') is an extension, usually connected to the [[plug]] of the [[lock]], that activates or deactivates the mechanical locking component, such as the cam or [[bolt]].


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When the actuator is used as the primary bolt mechanism the lock is called a [[cam lock]].


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Attacks against the lock actuator are a method of [[bypass]].


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Revision as of 16:40, 19 June 2009

Actuator

A pin-tumbler actuator connected to the lock.
See Cam lock for information on actuators/cams as locking bolts.

The actuator (or cam, tail, tailpiece) is an extension, usually connected to the plug of the lock, that activates or deactivates the mechanical locking component, such as the cam or bolt.

When the actuator is used as the primary bolt mechanism the lock is called a cam lock.

Attacks against the lock actuator are a method of bypass.

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Gallery

See also


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