13
MAINTENANCE
The
basic
electrical
and
mechanical
systems
require
only
minimum
rou ne
maintenance.
The
following
items
should
be
checked
and
serviced
periodically
depending
on
amount
of
use.
Each
item
below
has
suppor ng
illustra ons
and/
or
instruc ons
in
this
manual.
Contact
AutoGate
for
any
ques ons
or
issues.
Maintenance is important to any gate
system and can a
ff
ect safety, warranty, quality opera on, and life
‐
cycle of the system.
ITEM
RECOMMENDED
MAINTENANCE
Grease
Linkage
Assembly
(“LUBRIPLATE
‘R’
LOW
TEMP”
Grease)
10,000
cycles
or
6
months
Grease
all
bearings:
two
(2)
Operator
Arm,
four
(4)
Bullwheel
Sha s
10,000
cycles
or
6
months
Grease
Chain
Tension
Bolt
and
Lube
Chain
&
lightly
coat
springs
(Use
a
non-evapora ng
cable
and
chain
spray)
10,000
cycles
or
6
months
Check
belts
for
wear
and
ghtness.
(See
page
44
for
instruc ons)
Every
6
months
Charge
voltage
for
ba eries
should
be
27.5
VDC
with
ba eries
disconnected
check
at
ba ery
in
maintenance
menu.
Every
6
months
Check
ba ery
water
level,
use
dis lled
water
only
(Not
required
on
mainte-
nance-free
or
AGM
style
ba eries)
Every
6
months
Check
to
make
sure
all
WARNING
signs
are
s ll
displayed
Every
month
Lubricate
(Graphite
Oil)
all
door
latch,
lock
cylinders
and
mechanisms
Every
6
months
Clean
lenses
on
Photoelectric
sensors/beams
or
Re
fl
ectors
As
needed
Clean
snow/ice
o
ff
of
gate
(Balanced
correctly,
gate
will
temporarily
tolerate
an
addi onal
10
lb.
of
wt.)
As
needed
Check
gate
balance
(see
page
16)
Four
months
a er
install,
then
annually
Check
and
verify
proper
opera on
of
all
External monitored
entrapment
pro-
tec on
devices.
Every
month
Check
and
verify
proper
opera on
of
the
Internal
(TYPE
A)
entrapment
pro-
tec on
device
(LPS)
by
walking
to
the
end
of
the
gate
and
stop
the
gate,
it
should
reverse.
Every
month
