Gate kits

[NozSpark]

Got a job to price fitting a automatic gate kit...

Now the parts are simple...

Gate kit - motors & gear boxes, controller, strobe, beam and over-ride button

Now the possible addons are going to be

a GSM voice panel which will allow remote operation

and possibly a wireless intercom (which will also allow remote operation)

The question is...

How long to install??? - assuming supply and motor cabling is already installed

It's a few years since I've done one!

 

[Lurch]

Depends how long it takes. What type of motors, what type of mechanism what type of gates, how big, how much\any welding? Could take anywhere from an easy day to several days for 2 or 3.

For a standard ~2.5m gate with a surface arm and no welding then you should do it in a day quite easily.

 

[NozSpark]

Cheers Stuart,,

I was initially thinking of a day or two.... depending

It's for a gated community. Got 2 to price (27 twin mobile homes in one and 17 in another)...

Also one of the sites is to have security cameras with remote access/viewing (maybe even off site recording)

 

[NozSpark]

I've eventually got a spec back from the suppliers after doing a site survey..

They've come back saying it needs hydraulic underground motors...

Also it's got a 3c 2.5mm SWA feed to 1 pillar and another 3c 2.5mm SWA going between each pillar... I'm starting to think that I'm going to have to dig up the road to install another cable for the IR beam... unless the kit comes with a combined IR transmitter/receiver and reflector??

I was also looking at a GSM dialer for contact to the warden and marrying up a wireless intercom to allow people at the gate to talk to the residents and allow them to remotely open the gate.. The company came back with the idea of using the GSM dialer to contact the residents.... That's what I'm going to push as it means that they don't have to buy handsets for each unit.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Well all I can say is sounds an interesting Job Noz!

Assuming you get the job..

make sure you take some Photos for the forum!

I like these sort of get your brain ticking jobs..

always more interesting!

Guinness

 

[NozSpark]

I just need a bit more info on the kit and then have a stab as to how long it's going to take...

that's the main problem!

 

[sellers]

I just need a bit more info on the kit and then have a stab as to how long it's going to take...that's the main problem!

dart board! Just hope you don't hit a treble you may go in to dear!

 

[Ian Speirs]

Hi. i have done a few gate installs now. Not done an under ground ram yet though. if you do go down the hard wired intercom route i was advised to keep the gate psu ( power supply unit ) and the intercom psu seperate to prevent interference when communicating. The last kit i used was from brundle gates. The quality of the components were very good. Also used "the electric gate shop". very helpfull tech support from both sides.

 

[NozSpark]

I've done electric ram kits before, but not underground hydraulic ones...

If I get the go ahead I'll be going for a GSM intercom, not wired, as the site is completely developed,,, if the site was still under developement then wired might have been an option!?!?

 

[Evans Electric]

I've eventually got a spec back from the suppliers after doing a site survey..They've come back saying it needs hydraulic underground motors...

Also it's got a 3c 2.5mm SWA feed to 1 pillar and another 3c 2.5mm SWA going between each pillar... I'm starting to think that I'm going to have to dig up the road to install another cable for the IR beam... unless the kit comes with a combined IR transmitter/receiver and reflector??

I was also looking at a GSM dialer for contact to the warden and marrying up a wireless intercom to allow people at the gate to talk to the residents and allow them to remotely open the gate.. The company came back with the idea of using the GSM dialer to contact the residents.... That's what I'm going to push as it means that they don't have to buy handsets for each unit.

This is more than a days work Noz, I only did one, took ages to set them up as I remember , without anything else, surface mounted hydraulic motors.

 

[NozSpark]

Yeh, I was thinking of 3 days???

but I've now found that I need open and closed stops, and possibly a bracket welding to the bottom of the gate.. I'll also have to cut a channel through the tarmac to allow me to wire the IR transmitter (beam)..

also the pillar (hopefully hollow) has a rather large concrete cap and ball:_|

 

[androiduk2002]

We had a very large automatic gate at a place I used to work , 8 mtrs fully open ! ! didnt take long to install, but took 3 full days to comission and get all the limits set correctly. Worked off induction loops set in the road surface, with opening/closing limits set by micro switches similar to these http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=3987922