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Features
STANDARD AND FULL SYSTEMS CAPABILITY
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m SENSITIVITY
As with other AGS gate openers, the AGS 900 has a built-in safety feature which when adjusted properly will
deliver only enough power to the motor to overcome the resistance of the gate. What this means is that if the gate runs into
a vehicle or pedestrian, the gate will immediately stop or reverse. This "gate sensitivity" feature is unique from others
because it functions while the gate is both opening and closing. Because of the DC motor technology incorporated into the
AGS 900, the sensitivity feature is much more sensitive and is at least 50% more effective than traditional AC current
sensors.
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m SOFT START/SOFT STOP
A unique feature of the AGS 900 is the Soft Start/Soft Stop feature. Traditional gate openers will begin opening the
gate with full power causing a yanking or jerking effect that severely decreases the life of mechanical parts. The AGS 900
will begin opening or closing the gate very slowly and will gradually increase to full speed. This creates a very gentle gate
translation which considerably reduces the amount of wear and tear on all mechanical parts.
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m MANUAL RELEASE KEY SWITCH
This simple on-off key switch is built into the side of the operator. In an emergency, even with the power off, the
gate can be pushed open manually after turning the key counter-clockwise.
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m ELECTRONIC BRAKE
Traditional gate openers typically have a mechanical brake or clutch which requires special maintenance. The DC
motor technology that is incorporated into the AGS 900 provides the gate opener with a brake that will never wear out. This
patented feature causes the gate to come to a stop and keeps the gate locked when stopped in any position.
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m BATTERY BACK-UP/LOW VOLTAGE
The AGS 900 is available in both battery back-up and solar versions. The main and most obvious benefit to having
battery back-up or solar is the ability to open and close the gate even when there is no power. This in itself provides an
extremely high level of convenience. If there is a power failure the gate will operate as it normally does and can be opened
up to 150 times before power is restored. Another very important benefit to having battery back-up is that it is not
necessary to have 115 Volts at the operator location because running high voltage is typically very expensive and highly
regulated. All that is needed to supply power to a battery back-up version of the AGS 900 is some inexpensive low voltage
burial cable. If the cable is 16 gauge it can be run as far as 300 feet. For solar versions of the AGS 900, no power needs to
be run to the operator. The solar version has a solar panel which is normally attached to the gate opener but can placed
anywhere that allows the panel to receive maximum sunlight.
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m STANDARD CAPABILITY INPUT FUNCTIONS
The standard capability circuit board has two input functions, open and stop. Both inputs require normally open
contacts. The open input function is used to both open and close the gate and the stop input function is used to interrupt
the gate while it is running and bring it to a stop. Stop input can also be used as a simple safety input to stop the gate
before contacting a vehicle or pedestrian.
FULL SYSTEMS CAPABILITY ONLY
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m VISUAL FEEDBACK
The AGS 900 Full Systems Capability circuit board has been equipped with visual feedback LED's (small indicator
lights) to help simplify installation and troubleshooting. There are LED's located directly beside each input terminal to
indicate if any input devices are active. There are also two LED's which indicate that the circuit board is delivering power to
the motor and are labeled O and C for either the Opening or Closing directions of travel respectively. Collectively, all of the
LED's combined provide quick glance information to the installer or service technician showing visually what is happening
in the normally invisible operation of the circuit board.
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