Motor does not run, Gate stops immediately after it starts, Gate stops a few seconds after it starts – Chamberlain Swing GATE User Manual

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3. MOTOR DOES NOT RUN

Motor is dead:
1. The resettable motor thermal overload switch has popped.
2. The interconnecting cable between the motor and the control board is disconnected.
3. Bad control board.
4. Bad motor.
Motor is stalled:
1. Frozen motor, gearbox or gate.
2. V-belt is too tight.

4. THE CONTROL BOARD RESETS RIGHT AFTER GATE STARTS MOVING

1. Low AC voltage.
2. Inadequate and undersized power wiring between the main circuit breaker and the gate

operator.

5. GATE STOPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTS

1. A Fault has occured.
Mostly in cold weather or mornings:
2. A Fault has occured; Inrush pot adjustment is set too low.
Power Fail Option was installed recently:
3. Gate sensitivity adjustments were not reset after installation of the Power Fail Option.
4. A Fault has occured.

6. GATE STOPS A FEW SECONDS AFTER IT STARTS

1. Stuck limit switch.
2. Limit cams overrun the limit switches prior to gate movement due to loose torque limiter.
3. A Fault has occured.

7. GATE STOPS WHILE OPENING OR REVERSES WHILE CLOSING

A Fault has occured.

8. OPENING GATE STOPS WHEN A VEHICLE APPROACHES THE GATE

SLIDE ACTION on switch S1 is set to OFF, causing the Interrupt loop to stop the gate.

9. GATE OPENS BUT DOES NOT CLOSE

1. Reclose Timer is OFF.
2. One of the inputs is continuously activated (a stuck input).
3. Entry system is connected to the Manual Input by mistake.

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