Boxes, Enclosures, and Racks - Cams

This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Cams category on DigiKey.com

Securing a box, rack or other enclosure may require a lockable cam latching mechanism. Plastic and zinc plated steel cams added to a wide variety of keyed locking mechanisms prevents unwanted tampering and theft. Cams are available that include a built-in stopper and are differentiated by lengths from 25 to 68 mm and widths from 13 to 19 mm. Height dimensions include forward or reverse offset bends.


SelectionCharacteristics

Type: The type of cam being offered, with or without stopper.

Cam Length: This is the measurement from the center of the mounting screw to the end of the cam.

Cam Height: This is the measurement from the surface that meets with the cylinder to the surface that meets with the surface on which the door will lock.

Cam Width: This is the measurement from one side of the cam to the opposite.

Technical Drawing

Technical drawing taken from Access Solutions Catalog

Material: The dominant material of the cam.

ProductExamples

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MFR PART # 30403033
DIGIKEY PART # RPC2543-ND
MANUFACTURER Essentra Access Solutions
DESCRIPTION Cam With Stopper 0.079" (2.00mm) Cam Height 1.772" (45.00mm) Cam Length Steel, Zinc Plated
DATASHEET Click Here

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MFR PART # 30402013
DIGIKEY PART # RPC2542-ND
MANUFACTURER Essentra Access Solutions
DESCRIPTION Cam With Stopper -0.157" (-4.00mm) Cam Height 1.772" (45.00mm) Cam Length Plastic
DATASHEET Click Here

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MFR PART # 30403063
DIGIKEY PART # RPC2546-ND
MANUFACTURER Essentra Access Solutions
DESCRIPTION Cam With Stopper 0.118" (3.00mm) Cam Height 1.772" (45.00mm) Cam Length Steel, Zinc Plated
DATASHEET Click Here

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MFR PART # 30403045
DIGIKEY PART # RPC2544-ND
MANUFACTURER Essentra Access Solutions
DESCRIPTION Cam With Stopper 0.472" (12.00mm) Cam Height 1.772" (45.00mm) Cam Length Steel, Zinc Plated
DATASHEET Click Here

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