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FAAC electric gates will not close

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  • 05-09-2012 1:33pm
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    necromundia
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    Hello to the lads at the forum.

    I am currently trying to repair a pair of FAAC controlled gates. The gates remain open. Would ye have any suggestions for me?


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    CreepingDeath
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    Get your butler to close them?


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    ZENER
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    There should be a photocell positioned on one side of the pathway and a transmitter on the other side. Clean the lenses on the front of each. There should be an LED inside the lens of the receiver, if you can't see it then it's possible they're out of alignment or something else is blocking their view of each other. Are they electric or do the have a hydraulic ram pushing/pulling them ? I take it you are unable to push them closed ?

    Ken


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    necromundia
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭necromundia


    ZENER wrote: »
    There should be a photocell positioned on one side of the pathway and a transmitter on the other side. Clean the lenses on the front of each. There should be an LED inside the lens of the receiver, if you can't see it then it's possible they're out of alignment or something else is blocking their view of each other. Are they electric or do the have a hydraulic ram pushing/pulling them ? I take it you are unable to push them closed ?

    Ken

    Thanks for the rapid advice Zener.

    I shall check the LED lights. They are hydrualic ram. The gates won't budge.


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    Aganica
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    CreepingDeath wrote: »
    Get your butler to close them?

    Ah ha ha ha ha


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    Aganica
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    necromundia wrote: »
    They are hydrualic ram. The gates won't budge.

    They are broken. :D


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    KoolKid
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    If you have nothing helpful to add then please don't post here.


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    Thunderbird2
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    Check the photo cells . If the light is on on it then the beam is being broken . Open up the two and the one with four wires has two cables for power and two that act as a switch . Remove the two for the switch and temporarily join them together and see if the gates close .(you don't need to close the beams back up while testing with the wires crossed .
    The fuse to the photocells could also be gone .
    Some people have a switch on the handset inside the house that forces the gates to stay open .


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