7
GATEEVALUATION
Itisextremelyimportanttoevaluatethegatethatistobeautomatedbeforeanyautomationisdone.The
followingpointsmustbechecked.Allofthepointsmentionedbelowarecommoncausesofproblemsif
notchecked.
Ensurethattheendstopsaresecure.
Itisrecommended thatsteelplat es
ofaminimum70mmhighareusedas
stops.
Ensurethatthewheelsareturningfreely.
Itisrecommended that16mmroundbarisusedtoassist
withthesmoothoperationofthegat e
Thegatemustnotmoveonitsownwhenleftinanypositiononthe
rail.D.A.C.Ewillnotbeheldresponsibleforanygatesbumping
theendsstopswhenagateisautomatedonaslide!
Ensurethatthegateislevel!
Rollersmustrollfreely.
Therollermountingcanbeusedasanantiliftdevice.
Allprecautions mustbetakentoensurethat
thegatecannotrunfreeoftherollers.
Adevicecanbefabricatedandfittedto
preventthis.
Thegatemustnotbindinanywayon
thebracketwh enopeningorclosing.
Bindingcancauseafusetoblow.
Thecatchbracketcanalsobeused
asanantiliftdevice