Installing the sensor cable
FlexPS Product Guide
Page 37
Bypass cable installation instructions
1.
Install the sensor cable on the fence in the usual manner.
2.
Cut a piece of PVC conduit to the required length, and bury the conduit at a depth of 45 cm
(18 in.).
3.
Pull the bypass cable through the buried conduit, and then cut the bypass cable.
4.
Splice-connect the bypass cable to the sensor cable.
5.
Seal the ends of the conduit.
Installing sensor cable on swinging gates
1.
Run sensor cable to the hinged side of the gate.
2.
Make a service loop that reaches the gate without binding the cable when the gate is fully
opened in either direction.
3.
Run the sensor cable around the perimeter of the gate panel, 30 cm (12 in.) in from the edges.
(For a double panel swinging gate install the sensor cable on both gate panels.)
4.
Run a bypass cable from one side of the gate to the other.
Gate bypass (using microwave protection)
Figure 37: Installing sensor cable on swinging gates
sensor cable
splice kit
sensor cable
lead-in cable in PVC conduit
45 cm (18 in.)
4.6 m (15 ft.) min.
4.6 m (15 ft.) min.
sensor cable
splice kit
protected gates
bypass cable
for a single gate raise the second splice
kit and continue the cable run beyond the gate