Installation Instructions & Owners’ Manual
SmartSolar™
13
Roll Up Door Opener Set Up
GDO-8 EasyRoller
®
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Fig
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Fig
Step E4 - Insert the Solar Panel’s Wires
Unplug the drive unit from mains power.
Remove the controls cover and chassis enclosure,
then remove the transformer and EMC board.
Remove the mains power cable, then fi t a rubber
gland to its hole in the chassis. Feed the Solar
Panel’s wires through this gland (Fig. 21).
Fill the transformer’s screw hole by using the rubber
washer, metal washer and M6x10 screw (supplied).
WARNING:
Do not connect the batteries until
Step E5 is completed.
Step E5 - Mount the Battery Box
Drill a 12.5mm hole in the chassis enclosure at the
location shown in (Fig. 22).
Fit a rubber gland to this hole.
Mount the Battery Box close to the opener.
Feed the 2-core 18awg gauge cable (supplied)
through the Battery Box’s grommet, and the
12.5mm hole in the opener’s chassis.
DO NOT CONNECT THE WIRES to the Charger
Board or battery terminals.
IMPORTANT WARNING:
Do not connect battery
or solar panel polarity incorrectly - this will result
in serious damage to components.
WARNING:
During Step E6 the opener will become
active.
Step E6 - Mount & Wire the Charger Board
Secure the adhesive mounts to the Charger Board
with cable ties. Affi x the Charger Board inside the
chassis enclosure above the 12.5mm drilled hole.
Unscrew and remove the four-wire harness from
the Charger Board. Replace with the two-wire (red/
yellow) harness, connecting wires as shown (Fig. 23)
Plug the two wire (red/yellow) harness into the control
board’s “24vac supply” connector.
Connect the
red wire
to the Charger Board’s
“
SOLAR+
” connector, and the
black wire
to the
“
–SOLAR
” connector (Fig. 23).
Connect the
red wire
to the Battery Box’s “
+
”
terminal, and the
black wire
to the “
–
” terminal
(Fig. 24).
Refi t covers and chassis enclosures to the opener.
Step E7 - Re-setup and Test the Opener
Setup travel limits and code transmitters as per the
GDO-8 instruction manual.
Press either the “OSC” buttons, or use a transmitter
to operate the opener.
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