Concealed Vertical Cable System

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jun 19, 2012

Nothing seems more tedious that adjusting door hardware, and adjusting concealed vertical rods is the biggest pain of them all. Every door access control provider is forced to work with these devices at some point and getting things put back together properly can take hours or days. One of the biggest names in door hardware has announced a product claiming to eliminate all the headache with concealed vertical rods. We analyize Von Duprin's Concealed Vertical Cable System in the note below.

Background

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