Electric gates

Chaos · 04-12-2012 9:45pm #1

Does anyone know much about electric gates? Mine have stoped working with the remote though somtimes they will open if your close enough and keep pressing the button. They open fine using the keypad (ACT5) or the button(comelit) in the house.

I havent looked into the circuit board box yet since its dark all the time but doesnt anyone know what i should look for?

Im sure its simple enough to replace or find the issue but i have no instructions, the installers never left anything!

Thanks
John

meercat · 04-12-2012 10:53pm

Chaos wrote: »

Does anyone know much about electric gates? Mine have stoped working with the remote though somtimes they will open if your close enough and keep pressing the button. They open fine using the keypad (ACT5) or the button(comelit) in the house.

I havent looked into the circuit board box yet since its dark all the time but doesnt anyone know what i should look for?

Im sure its simple enough to replace or find the issue but i have no instructions, the installers never left anything!

Thanks
John

have you changed the battery in your remote

Chaos · 04-12-2012 10:57pm

meercat wrote: »

have you changed the battery in your remote

nope but there is two remotes and the light is fairly solid so I don't think it's the issue but worth a go I guess

Gate Automation · 05-12-2012 12:24am

any photo of control board and remote ?

Chaos · 05-12-2012 10:24am

Gate Automation wrote: »

any photo of control board and remote ?

that would be an idea alright I'll try get something this evening if its not to arctic!

Chaos · 08-12-2012 3:56pm

I got some pictures this morning.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53993072/gate/20121208_122128.jpg
this one looks like the receiver?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53993072/gate/20121208_122140.jpg

and the remote
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53993072/gate/remote.gif

I can hear the control box click when i use the remote so the signal is landing but just not triggering the gate to open. It opens fine with the control panel or the button in the house.

The two fuses look ok however the one on the left looks a little discoloured perhaps its the issue?

Thunderbird2 · 08-12-2012 11:02pm

Did you change any of the dip switches inside ?? Change the battery that will more then likely solve it .
It's funny I thought of this remote after reading your post . Did you get them installed by Liftboy ?

Chaos · 10-12-2012 4:50pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

Did you change any of the dip switches inside ?? Change the battery that will more then likely solve it .
It's funny I thought of this remote after reading your post . Did you get them installed by Liftboy ?

dip switches haven't been touched the remote signal is reaching the unit as I can hear it click when the button is pressed. don't think it was life boy!

Thunderbird2 · 10-12-2012 10:45pm

Is there something obstruction the photocell beams?? Give them a clean with a cloth

Chaos · 11-12-2012 4:22pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

Is there something obstruction the photocell beams?? Give them a clean with a cloth

I don't think so as the gates close ok, if they were obstructed they would stay open.

Thunderbird2 · 11-12-2012 9:23pm

Then it could be the RF receiver has gone bad or you have a loose connection

whizbang · 11-12-2012 11:23pm

First check for loose connection from receiver to control. Also look for water stains on the connectors, and on the back of both boards.

give the relays on both boards (black rectangles-'omron') a good rattle with a screwdriver, while pressing the remote.

whizbang · 11-12-2012 11:23pm

First check for loose connection from receiver to control. Also look for water stains on the connectors, and on the back of both boards.

give the relays on both boards (black rectangles-'omron') a good rattle with a screwdriver, while pressing the remote.

Chaos · 12-12-2012 4:26pm

whizbang wrote: »

First check for loose connection from receiver to control. Also look for water stains on the connectors, and on the back of both boards.

give the relays on both boards (black rectangles-'omron') a good rattle with a screwdriver, while pressing the remote.

a good rattle with the a screw driver lol sounds dangerous

Chaos · 16-12-2012 8:00pm

Chaos wrote: »

a good rattle with the a screw driver lol sounds dangerous

got a multi meter and checked all the wires they are fine I moved the speed which around and it seemed to work and when I put it back to fast it worked once or twice but stopped again. I don't think it's a physical issue but not sure where to pick up a new control board.

Thunderbird2 · 16-12-2012 10:15pm

Before you adjusted any dials did you remove power to the board?? Some of them can be damaged when changing the dials with the power on .
Liftboy in kilcullen sell that brand :-)
You could bring the board to them and ask to see if a repair is possible . Do you have a manual release key to open the gates by hand

Chaos · 17-12-2012 10:52am

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

Before you adjusted any dials did you remove power to the board?? Some of them can be damaged when changing the dials with the power on .
Liftboy in kilcullen sell that brand :-)
You could bring the board to them and ask to see if a repair is possible . Do you have a manual release key to open the gates by hand

yes all safe on the power. cool I'll look them up got the gate key also!

Thunderbird2 · 17-12-2012 5:26pm

Remove the white and green wire from the receiver unit and momentarily touch them off each other . Let me know it the gate opens . If it does then its a problem with the receiver :-) its 12v going into the unit

whizbang · 18-12-2012 2:26am

Kill all power to the system, get some switch cleaner/lubricant from maplins and soak the speed adjust potentiometer ( and the other ones too), and test again

WD40 may work if you can take the board out, and clean it afterwards.

Chaos · 19-12-2012 10:08pm

Ill give that a go Thunderbird2!

Chaos · 22-12-2012 4:10pm

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

Remove the white and green wire from the receiver unit and momentarily touch them off each other . Let me know it the gate opens . If it does then its a problem with the receiver :-) its 12v going into the unit

good call that worked so the receiver is the issue. any idea where you can get them?

Thunderbird2 · 22-12-2012 11:45pm

Lift boy automations in kilcullen .
Or you could get a receiver and remotes on eBay for cheap

stoneill · 22-12-2012 11:50pm

Chaos wrote: »

I got some pictures this morning.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53993072/gate/20121208_122128.jpg
this one looks like the receiver?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53993072/gate/20121208_122140.jpg

and the remote
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53993072/gate/remote.gif

I can hear the control box click when i use the remote so the signal is landing but just not triggering the gate to open. It opens fine with the control panel or the button in the house.

The two fuses look ok however the one on the left looks a little discoloured perhaps its the issue?

The red STOP led is active in your photo - if you operate the remote do you see the green START led activate? It sounds like there is a relay active but the higher voltage circuit to open the gates is not making a circuit.

Thunderbird2 · 23-12-2012 5:55pm

stoneill wrote: »

The red STOP led is active in your photo - if you operate the remote do you see the green START led activate? It sounds like there is a relay active but the higher voltage circuit to open the gates is not making a circuit.

If that was the problem then the above method wouldn't have worked

Chaos · 24-12-2012 7:52am

Thunderbird2 wrote: »

Lift boy automations in kilcullen .
Or you could get a receiver and remotes on eBay for cheap

ye I tried eBay first saw nothing not sure if liftboy do that model I mailed them about the control board already and they didn't do it. I've order 2 replacement Omron relays so I might see if I can fit them and fingers crossed it will work!

Chaos · 06-02-2013 1:17pm

Having a hard time finding this part anyone got any ideas?

Chaos wrote: »

ye I tried eBay first saw nothing not sure if liftboy do that model I mailed them about the control board already and they didn't do it. I've order 2 replacement Omron relays so I might see if I can fit them and fingers crossed it will work!