Symptom gate will not open or close – Apollo SWING GATE OPERATOR 1600 User Manual

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SYMPTOM

Gate will not open or close.

Disconnect the solar panel or charger and measure the battery voltage. Battery should read 12 or more volts and
never drop below 11 volts when gate is operating.

Reset program switches to factory setting. # 1,# 3,# 7,# 8 ON, all others OFF.









Disconnect all accessories from the circuit board - receivers, push buttons, keypads, loops, phones, intercoms, etc.

Activate the operator by momentarily shorting GND to INP
on one of the three pin connectors.

If the operator works, reconnect each accessory individually
starting with push button and test operation.


Disconnect actuator from circuit board and inspect pins in the connector for damage or
poor connections.

Check for proper limit switch configuration (multimeter required) on the connector from
the actuator:

GATE IN OPEN POSITION ....... Orange & Green wires are shorted, White & Green

wires

are open.
GATE IN CLOSED POSITION .. White & Green wires are shorted, Orange & Green wires are open.
GATE IN MID TRAVEL............ White, Green, & Orange wires are open, no shorts.


Replace circuit board.

1 ON
2 off
3 ON
4 off
5 off
6 off
7 ON
8 ON
9 off

RED & WHITE PROGRAM
SWITCHES

GND INP 12V

Momentarily short
with a piece of wire
or needle nose.

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