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VPG2490 OPERATOR
The
VPG2490
is
AutoGate’s
new
UL
325
Rev
7
Listed
Ver cal
Pivot
Gate
Operator.
The
VPG2490
em-
ploys
a
90°,
(Right
Angle
Drive)
gearmotor,
and
a
newly
designed
24
VDC
controller
(Genesis
Board)
and
u lizes
a
new
Limit/Posi on
Sensor
(LPS)
to
detect
gate
posi on.
The
frame
for
this
model
is
2”
taller
than
the
previous
model
to
allow
for
clearance
between
the
windbracing
and
the
end
panel
of
the
operator
cab-
inet
when
the
gate
is
fully
open.
This
allows
the
addi on
of
“OPEN
EDGE”
contact
bump
strips
to
be
mounted
around
the
gate
throat
as
required
by
UL
325.
In
addi on
to
the
Gate
Throat
the
en re
“Entrapment
Area”
is
required
to
have
“OPEN
OBSTRUCTION”
protec on
per
UL
325.
VPG2490 BELTS
The
new
90°
gearmotor
is
a
½
horse
power
motor
with
a
non-back
drivable
right-angle
drive
gearbox,
and
a
redesigned
sheave
and
belt
con
fi
gura on.
The
new
con
fi
gura on
will
provide
be er
control
of
the
gate
mo-
on
and
will
prevent
the
gate
from
"OVERRUNNING"
the
motor.
There
will
be
2
drive
con
fi
gura ons
used.
The
standard
speed
will
open
or
close
the
gate
in
8
to
10
seconds,
including
slowdown.
For
larger
or
extra
heavy
gates
the
speed
will
be
reduced
slightly
to
prevent
excessive
wear
to
the
drive
mechanism
and
to
allow
for
safer
control
of
gate
mo on.
These
systems
will
open
or
close
in
13
to
15
seconds,
including
slow-
down.
Adjustments
to
the
drive
belts
are
a
cri cal
part
of
the
gate
operator
func on.
With
the
introduc on
of
the
½
horse
power
right
angle
drive
gearmotor,
the
'MOTOR'
drive
belts
have
been
changed
to
"A"
sec on
belts.
This
now
requires
3
belts
to
handle
the
torque.
Another
reason
for
the
size
change
from
"B"
to
"A"
is
it
allows
us
to
get
be er
grip
with
less
belt
wear
on
the
small
motor
drive
sheave.
The
'GATE'
drive
belts
will
s ll
be
the
"B"
sec on
belt.
This
will
con nue
to
be
a
"Banded"
style
belt
but
will
be
the
"Notched"
belt
for
be er
torque
and
grip.
