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American Garage Door Supply Supralift II Installation Manual

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Air-Powered Operator
Installation Manual
1-1-2020
American Garage Door Supply, Inc.
1-800-233-1487
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  • Page 1 Air-Powered Operator Installation Manual 1-1-2020 American Garage Door Supply, Inc. 1-800-233-1487...
  • Page 2 Supralift™ Air-Powered Operator Installation Please read Instructions completely before installation! Recommendations 1. Before you begin the installation of the Supralift product; test your door for proper operation - your door must operate smoothly without binding and also be balanced equally from the close to the open position. An out of balance door will cause problems with the operation of the air operator.
  • Page 3 How Supralift Works Supralift air-powered operators utilize a dual cylinder/piston assembly mounted to the door track. The regulator and air valve located between your compressor and the operator directs air to either the open or the close cylinder which pushes the piston/rod assembly down.
  • Page 4 Sample Installation Pictures Top Assembly View Chain/Sprocket View Top of Cylinder View Bottom of Cylinder View Control Box View Flow Control View...
  • Page 5 Typical Material List Provided Materials CYLINDERS - Industrial Duty, 2 unit per door. Part # Door Opening Ht. Description SL08 8’ 47-3/16" Cylinders SL10 10’ 59-3/16" Cylinders 1 ea. SL12 12’ 71-3/16" Cylinders SL14 14’ 83-3/16" Cylinders SL16 16’ 95-3/16" Cylinders HARDWARE PACKAGE Description Part Number...
  • Page 6: Components Identification

    Components Identification Aluminum Collar Lock Nut Aluminum Collar with Set Screw Master Links Chain Cylinders Sprocket 1/4” Key with Set Screws Turnbuckle Push-in Fitting Track Bolt & Nut...
  • Page 7: Typical Installation

    Cylinder Assembly & Installation Typical Installation Step 1 Please inspect all packages for damage and missing parts (refer to component identification page). Then decide which side of your door you wish to install your new Supralift operator. The Supralift is versatile enough to mount to either side of the door.
  • Page 8 Step 9 Adjust operator horizontal alignment with shaft sprocket and Track Bracket door/track by adjusting the top and bottom track brackets. The brackets can be adjusted by loosening the bolts that connect the top and bottom operator track brackets and the operator top Adjustment plates.
  • Page 9 Typical Control Box Assembly Lift & Turn Air Pressure Adjustment Knob Cord Grips 1-1/2” Nipple Inline liquid separator (Optional) Airline from compressor 2-1/2”Brass Nipple To Top of Cylinder Farthest from Jamb 3/8” Poly Flow Airlines Porex Mufflers To top of cylinder Filter/Regulator Down Closest to Jamb...
  • Page 10 Components Identification Control Box Filter/Regulator 2-1/2” Nipple Porex Muffler Shut-off Valve Assembly Flow Control and Inline Dryer (Optional)
  • Page 11 Control Box Assembly & Installation Step 1 Install the two orex mufflers Shut-off Valve Assembly to the top and bottom ports on the left side of the control box. Hand tighten only. From Optional Inline Dryer/Separator Compressor Step 2 Filter/Regulator Install the filter regulator assembly onto the control box using the 2½"...
  • Page 12 Final Installation & Adjustment Before Connecting Main Airline from Compressor to Control Box. Clear main airline from compressor from contamination and debris by slowly opening up valve at compressor and purging line. If new installation, the main airline may have slag or other contaminant’s which could cause damage to the valve and other internal components.
  • Page 13 How the Flow Control Assembly Works Flow Control Flow Control Adjustment Adjustment The flow control valve meters the volume of air escaping from the bottom of the cylinder as the pis-ton is being pushed downward. Closing the valves will slow the travel speed of the door. The check ball in each valve allows each cylinder to breath freely as the piston is draw up mechanically by the chain on the reverse cycle.
  • Page 14 (Daily attention may be required). Automatic drains are available for your compres-sor as well as in-line air dryers; all you need to do is contact your local compressor dealer. Also available from American Garage Door Supply, Inc. is a large volume water he inline liquid separator separator for those appli-cations that require much larger water separation.
  • Page 15: Control Box

    Operator shall be capable of mounting on either side of the door and shall be capable of driving the door at a speed of approximately 12” to 18” per sec-ond. Execution Install the air-powered opener in accordance with American Garage Door Supply Instructions and standards and in compliance with applicable federal, state or local regulations. (800) 233-1487...
  • Page 16 3. .4042x 3 = 1.2126 CFM Required per Opener. (800) 233-1487 For more information call: Manufactured by (218) 751-6551 or Fax: American Garage Door Supply reserves the right to make design or speci- fication changes without notice. 1225 Industrial Park Dr. SE, Bemidji, MN. 56601...
  • Page 18 Supralift Parts Diagram...
  • Page 19 Supralift Parts List Description Part # SLCT08 Supralift Cylinder Tube Only, 8' SLCT10 Supralift Cylinder Tube Only, 10' SLCT12 Supralift Cylinder Tube Only, 12' SLCTR08 Supralift Cylinder Retaining Rod, 8'(**) SLCTR10 Supralift Cylinder Retaining Rod, 10' (**) SLCTR12 Supralift Cylinder Retaining Rod, 12' (**) SLOR-N Seal, Tube SLBC...
  • Page 20 Photo Base...
  • Page 22 Control Box Wiring Diagram Old Style 1-800-233-1487...
  • Page 23 Wiring˜a˜Magnetic˜Contact˜Switch˜(MCS) The˜Magnetic˜Contact˜Switch˜(MCS)˜wires˜inline˜between˜ the˜common˜and˜the˜auxiliary˜device˜(photo˜eyes˜or˜ reversing˜edge).˜˜The˜diagram˜is˜shown˜for˜photo˜eyes. Step 1: Mount contact switch on door according to The˜purpose˜of˜the˜Magnetic˜Contact˜ enclosed directions. Switch˜(MCS)˜is˜to˜block˜the˜signal˜from˜˜ auxiliary˜devices˜such˜as˜photo˜eyes˜or˜ reversing˜edges.˜˜When˜the˜door˜is˜in˜the˜ Step 2: Remove the common wire connection from the 11 pin fully˜closed˜position˜and˜something˜ socket, located at the #1 position. breaks˜the˜photo˜eyes,˜the˜door˜will˜not˜ open.˜˜Reversing˜edges˜require˜a˜shut-off˜ Step 3: Wire the BLACK wire from the contact switch to one of device˜to˜prevent˜the˜door˜from˜reopening˜...
  • Page 24 Telco Manual Amplifier Photoeye Wiring Diagram Wiring Eyes Wire numbered terminals on Amplifier contact block to appropriate Part # PA11-B302T-05 numbers listed on Receiver, Transmitter and Terminal Strip. Telco Once wired, plug in amplifier to Gain 11 pin socket located on contact block.
  • Page 25: Standard Control Box

    Macromatic Timer Wiring Diagram Standard Control Box 24 Vac Common Open Close Timer Toggle Switch (OPTIONAL) Time ranges from 1.8 seconds to 180 seconds Wiring Diagram\Wiring Book\Macromatic Timer...
  • Page 26 One Shot Macromatic Timer Wiring Diagram - 120 V or 24V 10-11-07 Wiring Contact Block One Shot Timer 1. Primary Power to the Unit- Macromatic The Macromatic Time Delay Relay requires power at all times to power the unit. Wire pri- mary power to the unit by connecting #2 and # 10 to the correct power source.
  • Page 27 Banner- 24 VAC Wiring Diagram 1-1-05 Brown- Common Banner Photoeye Sensors Emitter Blue- 24V Blue- 24V Receiver Brown- To Relay Normally Closed 24V Relay 1-800-233-1487 www.carwashdoors.com Note: This wiring Diagram is set up for Supralift & Magnelift Air-Powered Operators only.
  • Page 28 Banner- 110 VAC Wiring Diagram 1-1-05 Banner Photoeye Sensors Brown- Common On 110V Transformer Emitter Blue- 110V From Transfomer Blue- 110V From Transfomer Receiver Brown- To Relay Normally Closed 110V Relay 1-800-233-1487 www.carwashdoors.com Note: This wiring Diagram is set up for Supralift & Magnelift Air-Powered Operators only. 2005 ©...
  • Page 29 American Garage Door Supply, Inc. (Company) warrants to the original purchaser or original owner that all Supralift Air Powered Garage Door Openers sold by American Garage Door Supply, Inc. are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service.