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August, 2002
402 Installation
INSTALLING THE 450 MPS CONTROL
P
ANEL
Locate the control panel in the most convenient position
possible, considering the movement of the gate. Figure
6 shows a basic layout for a two-leaf gate with the 402
Compact Operator.
Installing the control panel consists of the following
general steps:
• Connecting the main power to the control
panel
• Connecting the activating device
• Connecting the operator to the control panel
• Checking the direction of the motor's rotation
• Connecting other devices to the control panel
• Set operating modes
The installer is responsible for grounding the gate and
operator systems, for providing the main power breaker
switch, and for making sure that the entire gate system
1
5
3
6
8
2
4
9
7
3
5
1
A
A
B
A
B
C
C
D
A
Figure 7. The layout of a sample gate system
Locate switches at least
10 ft from the gate
1 Operator
Wire Gauges for Given Voltage
2 Control Panel
220 VAC 115 VAC
3 Photocell
A 2 × 18 AWG A 2 × 18 AWG
4 Switch
B 4 × 14 AWG B 4 × 14 AWG
5 Junction box (see text)
C 5 × 18 AWG C 5 × 18 AWG
6 Reversing edges
D 4 × 14 AWG up to 414 ft D 3 × 14 AWG up to 130 ft
7 Gate stops
3 × 10 AWG up to 340 ft
8 Switch
9 Wiring to main circuit breaker