By Kent · Lock Depot Staff Writer

A keypad for the outside of a panic bar

A rim exit device lets people out. It does nothing for the person standing on the other side of the door. When a stairwell, equipment room or back entrance needs a code lock on the outside without giving up the panic bar inside, the answer is exit trim: a pushbutton lever that mounts to the outside and works the device. The Simplex 5010 is that trim. It is not a lock by itself. The listing is blunt about it: exit trim only, and the exit device is sold separately.

The catalog carries two versions of the 5010 in the lever style: the 5010RWL, with a Sargent LFIC key override, and the 5010CWL, with a Corbin Russwin LFIC key override. The core is sold separately on both.

The fitment list is the whole point

The question on a 5010 order is never "does it work." It is "does it fit the device on my door." The listing gives a direct answer from the maker. dormakaba lists these rim devices as compatible:

• Von Duprin 98/99 and 22
• Sargent 8800 and 8888
• Corbin Russwin ED5200
• Precision 21
• Detex 10
• Yale 7100 and 2100
• dormakaba 9300

The listing then states the limit: it does not fit mortise or vertical rod exit devices. That sentence saves more returns than anything else on the page. A surface vertical rod device and a rim device can look alike from across the lobby. Read the model off the device you have, then check it against the list.

If the device on your door is not on the list, we do not claim it will work. Send us the model and we will check it before you order.

Which of the two to pick

	5010RWL	5010CWL
Key override	Sargent LFIC	Corbin Russwin LFIC
Core included	No	No
Trim	Lever	Lever
Example, bright chrome	5010RWL-026-41	5010CWL-026-41
Example, bright brass	5010RWL-03-41	5010CWL-03-41
Example, satin brass	5010RWL-04-41	5010CWL-04-41

Pick by the keyway system in the building, not by the exit device. The exit device brand and the core brand are two separate decisions. A Von Duprin 98 on a campus that runs Corbin Russwin cores wants the C model. A Sargent 8800 in a building keyed on Sargent wants the R model. Do not assume the device and the core come from the same maker.

The key override matters on an exit trim

On a rim device with outside trim, the code is for daily users. The key is for the people who are not in that group: the custodian, the contractor, the locksmith who comes when somebody forgot the code. Without the core, the trim has no cylinder access at all. The pushbutton still works on a new install, but nobody has a key path in. Add the core to the order, and have it keyed to the same system as the rest of the building.

For help picking the Sargent keyway, see the Sargent 6300 core guide. If your building is keyed on Medeco or Kaba cores instead, the 5010 has other models for those, covered in the 5010MWL and 5010XKWL piece.

What the trim does and does not do

Straight from the listings:

• All-mechanical. No batteries and no wiring.
• A single access combination with thousands of possible codes.
• The combination is changed at the keypad without removing the trim from the door.
• Vandal-resistant solid metal pushbuttons.
• ANSI/BHMA Grade 1.
• Door thickness range of 1-3/8 in. to 2-1/4 in.
• Non-handed and field reversible.
• Warranty: 3 years.

Backset and latch throw read "N/A" on the exit trim, because the latch belongs to the device, not the trim. That is the one place the 5010 specs differ from the 5021 lock: the lock has a backset and a throw and the trim does not.

The listings call the trim weather-resistant for indoor or outdoor installation. The catalog gives no rating or test report for how it holds up at a given exposure, so we do not promise one. On an exterior door in a harsh climate, ask us.

Checking the opening before you order

1. Read the model number off the exit device. Is it on the compatibility list?
2. Confirm the device is a rim device. Mortise and vertical rod devices are out.
3. Check the door thickness against the 1-3/8 in. to 2-1/4 in. range.
4. Identify the building's core system. Sargent: R. Corbin Russwin: C.
5. Order the core on its own line.
6. Pick the finish: bright chrome, bright brass or satin brass.

If the exit device is not on the door yet, the Corbin Russwin line is covered in the ED5200 and ED5400 comparison. For a device that is exit-only by design, the Von Duprin 22 Series piece explains what you get and what you do not. Other Simplex models live on the Simplex page.

If you call us, have these ready

A five-minute call saves a return. Have the exit device make and model, a photo of the label on the device if you can read it, the door thickness, the name on the cores in the building, and the finish on the rest of the hardware. With those five items we can tell you which 5010 goes on that door, or tell you plainly that the device on it is not on the maker's list. It is better to hear that before the box arrives than after.

Common questions

Is the 5010 a complete lock?

No. It is exit trim only. The exit device is sold separately.

Will it fit a vertical rod device?

No. The listing says it does not fit mortise or vertical rod exit devices.

Does it come with the key override core?

No. The core is sold separately on both the RWL and CWL.

Does it need power?

No. It is all mechanical.

Can I change the code myself?

Yes. The combination is changed at the keypad without removing the trim from the door.