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Does anyone know is it possible to put security protection on an electric gate?

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  • 19-03-2012 12:32am
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    Drugness
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Hello all
    We have an electric gate at the entrance to the house which is being tampered with at night by local vandals. It's the actual gate and keypad which are being interefered with.
    Does anyone know if there is some form of extra security that we can ad so that an alarm goes off or a security alert is sent to us so that we can ward off these kids in future? I guess we would want something that only responds when forcefully tampered with and is not TOO sensitive
    If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations I would be very glad to hear them
    If there are any web links to info please send them on too

    Regards
    DG


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    altor
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    What type controller have you installed on the gate?

    www.altor.ie



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    KoolKid
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    Most would have a contact or relay you could use to tell if they are open or closed.


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    Jnealon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Jnealon


    A vandal proof intercom and keypad would help, if it’s nuisance calls on the intercom in the middle of the might then a simple timer to switch it off would work.
    Are the kids forcing the gate and damaging the motors, an electric lock would secure the gate.
    Motion detection or photocells connected to one of these might work


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    kub
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    Have you given thought to Infrared CCTV cameras positioned in such a way that they are viewing the gate and hopefully providing a detterent.


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    Thunderbird2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭Thunderbird2


    Stick a 230v power supply the the gates and the controls cover! Haha
    Add a sensor light with caged cover
    Possibly connect your alarm system to the devices
    If they are loitering look online for one of those noise detterents that only teenagers can hear
    They wont go near the gate if you have two nice big dogs behind them!


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