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Installation Guide for E8-400 / E8-500 Double Gate Opener
Lay out your Easysystems gateopener and check that you have all the required parts and
tools needed to complete your installation.
In the box you will find
1. Stainless Steel Arm (2nos for Double, 1 nos for Single)
2. Cardboard Template for Installation Guide
3. Control Panel Box, pre-wired with D1 control board and the Receiver
4. Control Box Cover with simple wiring diagram – refer to Picture #2
5. PVC conduit for Wiring (2nos for Double, 1 nos for Single)
6. Bracket and Screw in Carton Box – refer to Picture #3
7. 7AH backup Battery
8. Remote Control / Transmitters (3 nos)
9. Installation Manual
Picture #1.
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Summary of Contents for Easysystems E8-400
- Page 1 Installation Guide for E8-400 / E8-500 Double Gate Opener Lay out your Easysystems gateopener and check that you have all the required parts and tools needed to complete your installation. In the box you will find 1. Stainless Steel Arm (2nos for Double, 1 nos for Single) 2.
- Page 2 Battery Cable D1 Board Receiver Push Button Extension Connector Auto Close Wire Conduit Gland Socket P # 2. Control Panel Box with P #3. Brackets, Bolt and Nuts, Pre-Wired D1 board and Receiver. Stopper, Override Keys The gates in which the Arms are to be installed MUST be level and swing freely to 90 - 95 (degrees).
- Page 3 Full-Open Position In full-open position, the gates can either be hard stopped by a peg / stopper, or be stopped by the internal built-in mechanism at the end of the retracted arm. You can however install another gate stop to the full-open position. GATE STOP AT THE CENTRE OF DRIVEWAY METHODS TO INSTALL GATE STOP Gate Tab...
- Page 4 Gate Post Brackets The position of the gate post bracket is critical to the success of your installation and attention needs to be paid to both its correct height and its position on the post in respect to the relationship between your hinge pivot point and the motor pivot point on the bracket. Once you have determined the general desired height of the motor, position the bracket and take note of the dimensions.
- Page 5 Using the “Bracket Installation Guide” (template) The bracket installation guide is a template of the arms in Full-Open and Full-Close positions, measured between the arm mounting pin centres. This is an easy way to determine the best position to drill your bracket mounting points and take the guess work out of installation.
- Page 6 Step 1 Position the template on the ground approximately where the arm is to be installed with the short length in the fully open position and the long length at the fully closed position. Hint: The pivot point of template for a standard gate should be approximately 220mm to 240mm from the gate hinge in both the J and K direction.
- Page 7 Step 3 Check that there is sufficient angle (more than 5 degrees) from the gate and arm guide moving towards the gate post. Mark the tape in a vertical line to the mark on the template. You can change this mark if required. Warning: Installing arm parallel (as in the Photo) to your gate will result in damage to the system and quickly lead to installation failure.
- Page 8 Step 5 Clamp the gate bracket to the gate in the centre of the mark of the white tape. Step 6 Position the post bracket vertically above the template screw and against the post. You can clamp/nail the post bracket at ground level to complete this step prior to re-locating the bracket to the correct height later.
- Page 9 Step 8 Fasten the post bracket to the post at the desired height. HINT: You can use self drilling screws on thick steel gates but we recommend you bolt through the gate post as they are strong forces from the motor. For timber posts, use 10mm dia x 90mm long coach screws.
- Page 10 Step 10 Mount the arm to the brackets making sure the drain holes are at the bottom. You may need to wind out the arm shaft using a screw driver through the end of the shaft. Check your heights and slight downward incline toward to gate prior to fastening post bracket. Condensation Hole MUST face downwards.
- Page 11 Step 11 Install the 2.5mm arm cable into a concrete expansion joint or inside a PVC pipe to prevent damage in unsealed driveways. Hint: You can use a standard grinder with a tile cutting blade to clean out expansion joints in concrete.
- Page 12 Step 14 Feed cables through PVC pipe and fit to control box and strip ends of cables and install to control board Step 15 Install battery with screw and bracket. Warning: Connectors at the bottom. Step 16 Locate a suitable moisture free and child safe position for the transformer at the power source such as a garage or shed.
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