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Terms and Definitions
LED
- Light Emitting Diode - small red lights on control board.
Control board
- Refers to Patriot control board.
Receiver
- Located on top shelf of the operator.
Remote/Transmitter
- Hand held unit with 2 buttons, used to operate the gate, sends signal to receiver
when button is pressed.
Connector
- Refers to inputs and outputs on control board where wires may be connected.
Push Buttons
- Three are located on the control board. “Open / Close Command” used to operate the
gate, “LED Indicator” used to activate the LED’s and “Reset” used to reset the control board
after current sensing twice before a limit is reached.
Dip Switches
- Small switches, which are located on the control board in two places. The primary set
DS1, is located in the upper left corner and the monitored set, DS2, is located in the lower
right corner of the control board with functions listed beside each. See manual (page 22-23)
for more information.
Sensitivity adjustments
- Located on the control board (see page 26). These adjustments are
the primary safety feature. If the gate comes in contact with an object it will stop and reverse.
These adjustments control the amount of pressure applied to an object before reversing the
gate.
Charge Controller
- Located inside the control box in upper left corner (see page 16). This is the battery
charger. The input power for this device can be either from a transformer or from a solar
panel.
Transformer
- This device connects to a 110 VAC electrical outlet and converts it to a low AC voltage
that can be connected to the charge controller to provide continuous charging of the battery.
Entrapment Siren
- If the control board sensitivity circuit senses an obstruction it will reverse the gate
and if a second obstruction is detected before the gate reaches a fully open or close limit the
control board will shut down the operator and sound the entrapment alarm for five minutes or
until the “Reset” button is pressed.
Limit Plate Assembly
- Located on top of the operator; holds the two limit switches and also holds the
limit cam nuts in their adjusted position.
Limit Cam Nut
- Two limit cam nuts are located on the top of the operator; the limit plate assembly is
spring-loaded and must be depressed before adjusting the limit cam nut. After limit cam nut
has been adjusted, make certain that the limit plate assembly fully engages the limit cam nut
to keep it from rotating.
Gate Chain
- This is the long chain connected to the gate and travels through the operator.
Drive Chain
- This is the short chain that connects the gear motor to the manual release shaft.
