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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT LOW VOLTAGE WIRE
The only wire acceptable for use with GTO products is 16 gauge multi-stranded, low voltage, PVC
sheathed wire. This particular gauge enables the transformer to provide an adequate charge through the
control board to the battery at distances up to 1000 ft.
DO NOT
use telephone wire or solid core wire. Unlike multi-stranded wire, these types of wire are
inadequate for use with your gate opener system. Telephone wire and solid core wire do not deliver
enough voltage for your gate opener to function and will cause the system to go into a condition known
as "low voltage lockout."
NEVER
splice wires together. Splicing permits corrosion and seriously degrades the wire's ability to
carry an adequate current.
Step 5
Strip
3
/
16
" off the ends of the low voltage wire and
twist tightly. Attach these ends to the
18VAC
terminals
located on the
POWER inputs
terminal block (
see
illustration at right
).
Be certain not to let the
exposed wires touch each other!
Insert one transformer wire into an
18VAC
terminal.
Insert the other transformer wire into the remaining
18VAC
terminal. The transformer wires can be
connected to the
18VAC
terminals regardless of
polarity or color.
Tighten set screws against exposed end of wires. A dab
of household petroleum jelly on each terminal will help
prevent corrosion.
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Low Voltage Wire
from AC Transformer
or Solar Panel
12 V Batteries
RECEIVER
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FUSE
BATT+
BATT-
1
2
3
4
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RECEIVER
LEARN
MAST LIMIT
LEARN
SLV LIMIT
S3
S4
ALM
S2
MASTER INPUTS
SOLAR
or
18 VAC
SLAVE INPUTS
LOCK
GTO
AUX
GTO
LOCK
PWR
AUX
RLY
POWER
INPUTS
CONTROL
OUTPUTS
MASTER CABLE
SLAVE CABLE
CONTROL INPUTS
AUTO CLOSE TIME
STALL FORCE
Low Voltage Wire
from Transformer
or Solar Panel
PVC Pipe
Master Power Cable
Slave Power Cable
Strain Relief
WARNING! DO NOT PLUG THE TRANSFORMER
INTO AN OUTLET DURING THIS STEP! THE
TRANSFORMER MUST ONLY BE PLUGGED INTO
AN OUTLET DURING STEP 7!
Step 3
Lay the measured length of low voltage wire in a trench following
a path from the selected electrical outlet to the control box. Wires
coming up from the ground should be run through PVC conduit to
protect them from lawn mower blades, weed eaters, and grazing
animals. Be sure to bury the wire laid in the trench.
Step 4
Feed the low voltage wires upward through the strain relief opening
on the lower left of the control box. Pull 6" to 8" of wire into the
control box and tighten the strain relief screw to secure the wires.
