Came electric gates - bane of my life
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They always seem to be breaking down in one way shape or form
I have the ones with underground motors - Frog I think is the model. The latest "fault" is that one of the gates only opens half way. Even when the gate is not connected to the motor it stops half open / half shut. This has got me a bit stuck as it would appear not to be mechanical as there is nothing obstructing the motor, and it is not under load.
Any ideas out there in PH land?
I have the ones with underground motors - Frog I think is the model. The latest "fault" is that one of the gates only opens half way. Even when the gate is not connected to the motor it stops half open / half shut. This has got me a bit stuck as it would appear not to be mechanical as there is nothing obstructing the motor, and it is not under load.
Any ideas out there in PH land?
When we got our gates we were recomended against underground motors even though that's what I wanted because they were more discreet.
Sorry I cant help OP, except get a reputable access control company round to help.
I have Genius external motors and I have to say for most of the last 3.5 year they have been fitted, they've been great
Sorry I cant help OP, except get a reputable access control company round to help.
I have Genius external motors and I have to say for most of the last 3.5 year they have been fitted, they've been great
I have absolutely no idea on electric gates but some lifts use a similar mechanism on the doors. What tells the gate it is fully open? Does it have a limit switch, cam, timer, over current device? Is this activating too early? Can you dis-connect the gates from the mechanism? Does the cam/ram/rack do a full cycle? Just trying to elimate items so you know where the fault is. HTH
I fit auto gates and sometimes use came. If fitted correctly the frog kits are pretty good. It sounds like the motor could be down on power, at the first stage of travel when the gate is moving see how much pressure it takes by hand to stop it. If it is very easy to stop this will be your problem. The torque can be increased on the control panel but you need to make sure that by doing this you dont end up with the other gate being too powerful. The torque cannot be set for motors individually. If there is a big difference in power it will mean the motor is worn out.
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Driller said:
Sorry to hijack but I was going to post a qeustion asking about Came mechanisms as we have been quoted for one for some new gates.
Are they kack then? Anyone else has problems?
I have a set, and they are fine with pretty good technical support and are easy to work on and adjust. Are they kack then? Anyone else has problems?
Where I live they last about 3 or 4 years before they either get too badly corroded or they get flooded, for normal residential use I would imagine they'll last 10 years or so.
Sorry op can't help, but give Came' a call and see what they say, depending on cost it may be worth buying a spare assembly to substitute when things go wrong.
D3fender said:
I have a set, and they are fine with pretty good technical support and are easy to work on and adjust.
Where I live they last about 3 or 4 years before they either get too badly corroded or they get flooded, for normal residential use I would imagine they'll last 10 years or so.
Thanks Where I live they last about 3 or 4 years before they either get too badly corroded or they get flooded, for normal residential use I would imagine they'll last 10 years or so.
Limited help, but we have recently been trading problems with our gates. Soon to be no more thank god.
Electrician seems to have tracked the fault to the intercom.
Symptoms were that the gates opened all the time, until they decided not to, when one would be half open and the other closed etc..
Fixed for 5 days, then the wind snapped on of the studs on the link bar, again.
For anyone thinking of using an underground Nice system on tall wooden gates, just don't!
Electrician seems to have tracked the fault to the intercom.
Symptoms were that the gates opened all the time, until they decided not to, when one would be half open and the other closed etc..
Fixed for 5 days, then the wind snapped on of the studs on the link bar, again.
For anyone thinking of using an underground Nice system on tall wooden gates, just don't!
Rocksteadyeddie said:
They always seem to be breaking down in one way shape or form
I have the ones with underground motors - Frog I think is the model. The latest "fault" is that one of the gates only opens half way. Even when the gate is not connected to the motor it stops half open / half shut. This has got me a bit stuck as it would appear not to be mechanical as there is nothing obstructing the motor, and it is not under load.
Any ideas out there in PH land?
Could be the capacitor on the motor, I have a Ditec system,the only problems ever have been with the capacitors,both failed within six months of each, got some replacements from a local motor rewind shop and had no bother since. I have the ones with underground motors - Frog I think is the model. The latest "fault" is that one of the gates only opens half way. Even when the gate is not connected to the motor it stops half open / half shut. This has got me a bit stuck as it would appear not to be mechanical as there is nothing obstructing the motor, and it is not under load.
Any ideas out there in PH land?
I have a spare ram assembly for my gates, but mine looks a lot easier to swap out than the uunits fitted in the ground.
Swapping the start up capacitors from side to side is easy enough, take a snap with your phone of what wires go where, watch out that you don't touch the ends of the capacitor leads, they carry voltage even out of circuit.
Swapping the start up capacitors from side to side is easy enough, take a snap with your phone of what wires go where, watch out that you don't touch the ends of the capacitor leads, they carry voltage even out of circuit.
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